Allahabad HC: UP Police Pressuring Judges for Favourable Orders, Warns Against 'Police State'
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News18•30-01-2026, 16:38
Allahabad HC: UP Police Pressuring Judges for Favourable Orders, Warns Against 'Police State'
- •The Allahabad High Court reprimanded Uttar Pradesh police for routinely pressuring judges, especially Chief Judicial Magistrates (CJMs), to pass favourable orders.
- •Justice Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal stated the court cannot allow UP to become a 'police state' during a virtual hearing with DGP Rajiv Krishna and Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Sanjay Prasad.
- •The court noted a worrying trend of police, particularly younger officers and IPS officers, pressuring judicial officers across the state when orders don't go their way.
- •Disagreements between district police chiefs and judicial officers have become routine, with superintendents of police directly pressuring judges for specific orders, even leading to a CJM's transfer.
- •The court emphasized the need for mutual respect between police and judiciary, warning that such conduct harms ordinary citizens and police must not consider themselves superior to judges.
Why It Matters: Allahabad HC warns UP police against pressuring judges, asserting the state cannot become a 'police state'.
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