Court quashes
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, February 09 2022:
The Chief Justice of High Court of Manipur Sanjay Kumar has quashed the FIR registered by the Porompat police station against the members of Youth's Forum For Protection of Human Rights for appealing to shift the 200 bedded quarantine centre from Langthabal Loukol to another location on April 1, 2020 .
The order was passed in connection with the petition filed by the forum against the Officer in charge of Porompat Police Station under Section 482 CrPC.
The Court after hearing both parties observed that the appeal of the forum does not count as an offence under Section 51(1)(b) of the Disaster Management Act as it only seeks alternative location for housing the Covid patients.
The registration of the FIR by the Officer in charge of Porompat police station is nothing short of abuse of power and cannot be sustained, both on technical ground as well as on merits, the Court observed and advised the State police to exercise caution and discretion while discharging their duties.
Youth's Forum For Protection of Human Rights welcomed the ruling of the High Court.