Centre points contemporary advisory to states on girls security; says police should adhere to laid down norms

The Centre has issued a contemporary advisory to states on security of ladies and methods to cope with crime towards them and stated any failure of police to stick to laid down guidelines doesn’t augur effectively for the supply of justice. The detailed three-page advisory of the Union Home Ministry got here days after the alleged gangrape and homicide of a girls at Hathras in Uttar Pradesh sparked nationwide outrage.

The house ministry stated there ought to be obligatory registration of an FIR in case of a cognisable offence beneath the CrPC.

The regulation additionally permits the police to register an FIR or a “Zero FIR“, in case the crime is dedicated outdoors the jurisdiction of police station, within the occasion of receipt of data on fee of a cognisable offence, which incorporates instances of sexual assault on girls, the ministry stated.

“Nevertheless, even with stringent provisions in regulation and a number of other capability constructing measures undertaken, any failure of police to stick to those obligatory necessities might not augur effectively for the supply of legal justice within the nation, particularly within the context of ladies security,” it stated.

“Such lapses, if observed, have to be investigated into and stringent motion taken instantly towards the involved officers accountable for a similar,” the advisory to states stated.