Man seeks to withdraw plea against cops,gets HC showcause

After a man sought to withdraw his petition in which he had accused Jamnagar SP and two other policemen of torturing him in police custody.

After a man sought to withdraw his petition in which he had accused Jamnagar SP and two other policemen of torturing him in police custody,the High Court on Thursday issued him a showcause asking why he should not be prosecuted for furnishing false information.

A day earlier,the HC had asked the petitioner,one Vishal Singala,to lodge a criminal complaint against Jamnagar SP Subhash Trivedi and the two other policemen he had accused of torturing him.

Singala had moved HC seeking directions for prosecution of the three policemen.

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Public Prosecutor Prakash Jani said the state government on Thursday informed the court that it had initiated an inquiry against the three policemen to be conducted by a DIG-level officer. However,after this,the petitioner sought to withdraw his demand saying he did not want to proceed on the matter because his community members did not want him to continue with this, Jani said.

The court took this very seriously and issued a showcause notice to the petitioner asking him to explain by next Tuesday as to why he shouldnt be prosecuted for furnishing false information before the court , Jani added.

According to Singala,in August last year,Trivedi and two other

policemen had beaten him severely while he was in police custody after being arrested in a case of prohibition.

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He had approached the HC alleging slow pace of progress on his complaint before a magisterial court in Jamnagar district.

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