Submit report on unlawful arrest of 2minors: Delhi HC to Rajasthan Police

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed Ajmer Superintendent of Police, Vandita Rana, to submit an in depth standing report on the alleged unlawful arrest of two minor boys from the nationwide capital in violation of inter-State arrest procedures. It listed the matter for additional listening to on Wednesday.

A Bench of Justices Jyoti Singh and Anish Dayal questioned the Rajasthan Police for failing to tell the Delhi Police earlier than arresting the 2 minors, aged 15 and 17, from Janakpuri in Delhi and taking them to Pushkar, Rajasthan.

The habeas corpus petition was filed by the mom of one of many boys, who’s a relative of 24-year-old Deva Pardhi, a tribal man who died in custody in Guna district, Madhya Pradesh, in July 2024.

According to the petition, the boys had been picked up on September 26 from Dussehra Park close to Bharti College by “unknown individuals wearing civilian garments”.

The petitioner, a avenue hawker who sells toys within the space, and her kin searched at Janakpuri and Hari Nagar police stations however discovered no info. Later, her relative obtained a name from an unknown quantity stating that the boys had been lodged on the Pushkar police station.

Inspector Vikram Singh Rathore of Pushkar police station, showing by way of video convention, knowledgeable the court docket that the boys had been arrested in reference to an alleged “theft” and could be produced earlier than a Magistrate. Mr. Rathore additionally conceded that no age verification had been carried out.

The mom additionally alleged that the unlawful and compelled detention of the 2 boys was in response to the Supreme Court order. The court docket lately castigated the Madhya Pradesh authorities and the Central Bureau of Investigation for failing to arrest two law enforcement officials allegedly accountable for the custodial loss of life of Pardhi.