Police should refrain from conducting of mock drills as of now which depicts a particular community as terrorist – Bombay High Court

 

The Division Bench of the comprising Justices Mangesh Patil and S G Chapalgaonkar in the case of Sayed Usama v. State of Maharashtra and Others has directed the police department that no mock drills shall be conducted depicting persons of a particular community as terrorists.

The Bench observed that no mock drills by the Police Department depicting from attire and the slogan shouting as if to indicate that the terrorist is a Muslim.

 

The present PIL was filed the petitioner, who is a social activist, apparently a Muslim has raked-up the issue involving public interest.

The Court issued the notice to the Respondents and instructed the  learned Public Prosecutor to take instructions as to if there are any guidelines for holding of the mock drills.

The Court listed the matter on 10.02.23 for next hearing.

 

Case Details

Case:- CRIMINAL PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO.1 OF 2023

Petitioner:-  Sayed Usama 

 

Respondent:- State of Maharashtra and Others

Counsel for the Petitioner - Mr. Sayyed Tauseef Yaseen

Counsel for the Respondent -  Mr. D. R. Kale

 judge: Justices Mangesh Patil and S G Chapalgaonkar  

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