Police Not Registering FIR is Crime Under Law, No Protection To Such Public Servant From Sanction...
* Police officers who betray their public duty to protect criminals or frame innocent persons will no longer enjoy impunity—they will face imprisonment and prosecution.* Supreme Court’s recent Landmark Judgment — K.P. Tamilmaran v. State, 2025 SCC OnLine SC 958 — *Directly Applicable to the Cases of Disha Salian and Sushant Singh Rajput*: The Hon’ble Supreme Court’s judgment in K.P. Tamilmaran v. State, 2025 SCC OnLine SC 958, stands as a stern constitutional warning to all corrupt and dishonest police officers who abuse their official position to shield powerful accused persons and falsely implicate innocent citizens. *In this case, the Court awarded life imprisonment to senior police officials who:* *Deliberately delayed the registration of an FIR in a murder case for nine days, and* *Falsely implicated the father of the deceased in serious criminal offences, thereby attempting to suppress the truth and derail justice.* The Hon’ble Court condemned such co...