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CJI Surya Kant Orders Ghaziabad Police to Submit FIR and CCTV Footage
✍️ The Hindu
🗓 30 Aug 2026, 10:37 AM
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A three‑judge bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant has directed the Ghaziabad Police Commissioner to furnish the FIR and related CCTV footage and to file a compliance report by September 7, while also shielding the accused from arrest and permitting further relief in the High Court.
A three‑judge bench, headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant, issued a directive to the Ghaziabad Police Commissioner on Friday.
The court ordered the commissioner to submit the FIR and all related CCTV footage to the bench and to file a compliance report no later than September 7.
The order also grants the accused protection from arrest and allows the individual to seek further relief in the jurisdictional High Court.
The ruling underscores the judiciary’s role in ensuring transparency in police investigations and provides a clear timeline for police compliance.
The court ordered the commissioner to submit the FIR and all related CCTV footage to the bench and to file a compliance report no later than September 7.
The order also grants the accused protection from arrest and allows the individual to seek further relief in the jurisdictional High Court.
The ruling underscores the judiciary’s role in ensuring transparency in police investigations and provides a clear timeline for police compliance.