FIR against police officers for raid without search warrant

A trial court has ordered filing of an FIR against some Delhi Police officers, who allegedly raided and seized articles from a house without a valid search warrant.

Ordering the registration of an FIR against the three officers for committing theft and trespassing, MM Sonu Agnihotri said, ‘‘I am of the opinion that on the basis of admitted facts, offence of theft and house trespass seems to have been committed by Pankaj Sharma, SHO of PS Khajoori Khas, ASI Rajender Singh and Inspector Vijay Bhushan.’’

The court asked DCP (northeast Delhi) to probe the role of the policemen and add names of other officers as the accused who had accompanied in the alleged raid conducted at the house of complainant Rita on March 2, 2009.

‘‘Entering into a house where the complainant is residing without obtaining search warrants to seize article, which is allegedly case property, shows the intention on the part of respondents (police officials) to disregard the law of land,’’ the court said.

Asking the DCP concerned to file a compliance report within a week, it said the police officials attempted to ‘‘bypass’’ the court. The court’s order came on the plea of Rita accusing that the police illegally raided her house at Karawal Nagar following an FIR that she and her family were not the real owners of the house.

The policemen had allegedly barged into the house of Rita on March 2 this year, and seized various household articles following a complaint of one Ashok Kumar that the house belonged to him and that the complainant was the trespasser. Later, it was proved in forensic examinations that Ashok Kumar had forged documents to lodge an FIR against the complainant and her family.
Source:- The Times of India 1 June 2009 P.5 Delhi
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