Mumbai Police Commissioner Sanjay Pandey has again revised the order that was amended under POCSO Act recently, which mandated that no FIR for molestation or offences shall be registered without zonal DCP’s permission, after receiving criticism.
Issuing a revised order, Pandey directed its officials to register FIRs immediately in cases of molestation and offences under the POCSO Act where they do not suspect any foul play.
The revised order further stated that sometimes police complaints of molestation and under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act are filed due to property issue, financial dispute or personal enmity. In such cases, a senior police inspector should contact the Assistant Commissioner of Police and Deputy Commissioner of (DCP) concerned to take directives to register an FIR.
Moreover, the police station in-charges should maintain a station diary, mentioning to whom they have spoken (about permission to register a case). Before making any arrest in such cases, officials should take nod of the ACP, and the zonal DCP has also been instructed to personally supervise the investigation in those cases.
For those unversed, on June 6, Mumbai Police chief Sanjay Pandey issued a circular, which said a First Information Report (FIR) for molestation or under the POCSO Act should be registered only upon a recommendation by an ACP and after receiving permission of the DCP of the zone. The reason then cited for the directive was that many times false cases of such offences are registered due to disputes over property, money.
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