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Police told to deal with people humanely

Staff Correspondent

MADIKERI: The Kodagu District and Sessions Judge, R.Venkatesh, on Saturday, said that police and judiciary should work in close coordination towards implementing law and ensure peace in society.

Addressing trainees at the police training school after inaugurating a legal awareness programme at the office of the Superintendent of Police here, he said no headway could be made by the judiciary if the police fail to cooperate with it.

`Gain confidence'

Mr. Venkatesh, who is also chairman of the district legal services authority, asked the policemen to behave humanely with the public when they approached the stations with complaints. Police must gain the confidence of the public by which they could settle many cases, he said.

Srikant Vatvate, Civil Judge and Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kodagu, said police should exercise care not to deprive justice to boys below the age of 18 by projecting a higher age. The juvenile justice boards set up by the Government in districts (or a cluster of districts) dealt with those offences.

Juvenile delinquents could not be denied bail for any kind or degree of offence. But, under certain conditions in which the juvenile offender could face a threat to life, bail could be denied in the interest of the protection to the boy or girl. The offender than should be sent to a Remand Home or Observation Home, not to jail, Mr. Vatvate clarified.

Arrest warrants

The Principal Civil Judge and JMFC (Junior Division), Madikeri, Indira M. Chettiyar, gave details of the arrest warrant and search warrant to the trainees. She explained the situations in which the police could arrest offenders without the court permission.

Additional Civil Judge and JMFC (Junior Division), Madikeri, Ramesh Ekabote, who spoke on first information report, explained the circumstances under which affected persons, their relatives, or eye witnesses could provide the first information to the police after the occurrence of an incident.

The Superintendent of Police, Devajyoti Ray, welcomed the gathering. Ninety-seven trainees are undergoing training at the police training school here.

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