The Supreme Court has expressed its disapproval of the practice of police filing closure reports in cases where criminal proceedings or FIRs have been quashed by the High Court. Justices MR Shah and CT Ravikumar, who formed the bench, highlighted the issue after learning of a closure report filed by Uttarakhand Police in a quashed case. The bench deemed the practice shocking and surprising, and directed that it be discontinued immediately.
According to the bench, when the High Court quashes criminal proceedings or FIRs, there is no need to prepare or file a closure report under Section 173 CrPC. It also urged the State to stop following this practice if it was being done so.
In addition to ordering the discontinuation of the practice of police filing closure reports in cases where criminal proceedings or FIRs have been quashed by the High Court, the bench directed that a copy of the order be sent to various authorities. These included the Chief Secretary, Secretary (Home Department), and Director General of Police of the concerned state. The bench instructed these officials to circulate the order to all police stations in the state to ensure that the said practice is discontinued.
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