The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court recently expressed serious concern over the forceful removal of a couple from the court premises on March 11..A girl along with a man had approached the Court for protection after having married against the wishes of their families. They were forcibly taken away from the court premises by persons in civilian clothes including the brother of the girl. Justice Rahul Bharti in the order passed on March 12 asked the Srinagar Police to avoid the repeat of the "omission and commission" that led to the incident..Further, the Court said that the incident also exposed the chinks in security measures at the court complex and thus directed the Registrar Judicial to conduct an audit of CCTV installations."Yesterday’s development also exposes lack of appropriate security measures including deficient CCTV installation on the court premises so as to ensure that each and every nook and corner gets under CCTV surveillance. In this regard, this court directs the learned Registrar Judicial, Srinagar to audit the CCTV installation on the court premises and submit a report by the next date," the judge directed. .Following the incident, the High Court had demanded the personal appearance of SSP Srinagar along with SSP security. "The very fact that the two petitioners have been taken away from the very court premises itself is a serious breach of security lapse on the part of the Security establishment posted at the High Court premises," the Bench had observed.On March 12, the Police assured the court that such incidents will not be repeated..Meanwhile, considering the age of the girl, the Court ordered her temporary lodging at the Child Welfare Committee Shelter Home. Further, it directed that only her parents be allowed to visit her.The investigation in the first information report (FIR) against the man was meanwhile ordered to be kept in abeyance. The Court also granted him protection from arrest..The case will be heard next on March 19..[Read Order]
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court recently expressed serious concern over the forceful removal of a couple from the court premises on March 11..A girl along with a man had approached the Court for protection after having married against the wishes of their families. They were forcibly taken away from the court premises by persons in civilian clothes including the brother of the girl. Justice Rahul Bharti in the order passed on March 12 asked the Srinagar Police to avoid the repeat of the "omission and commission" that led to the incident..Further, the Court said that the incident also exposed the chinks in security measures at the court complex and thus directed the Registrar Judicial to conduct an audit of CCTV installations."Yesterday’s development also exposes lack of appropriate security measures including deficient CCTV installation on the court premises so as to ensure that each and every nook and corner gets under CCTV surveillance. In this regard, this court directs the learned Registrar Judicial, Srinagar to audit the CCTV installation on the court premises and submit a report by the next date," the judge directed. .Following the incident, the High Court had demanded the personal appearance of SSP Srinagar along with SSP security. "The very fact that the two petitioners have been taken away from the very court premises itself is a serious breach of security lapse on the part of the Security establishment posted at the High Court premises," the Bench had observed.On March 12, the Police assured the court that such incidents will not be repeated..Meanwhile, considering the age of the girl, the Court ordered her temporary lodging at the Child Welfare Committee Shelter Home. Further, it directed that only her parents be allowed to visit her.The investigation in the first information report (FIR) against the man was meanwhile ordered to be kept in abeyance. The Court also granted him protection from arrest..The case will be heard next on March 19..[Read Order]
