'Cops can't play role of judiciary': HC slams UP police on encounters

2026-01-31 - 00:25

The Allahabad High Court has strongly criticized UP Police for frequent encounters, particularly below-the-knee shootings, citing a disregard for judicial authority. Justice Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal mandated specific guidelines for all police-criminal encounters, emphasizing that punishment is the judiciary's role, not the police's. Failure to comply will be treated as contempt.