The Rajasthan High Court has expressed sharp displeasure over police officers’ repeated failure to discharge their statutory duties, directing the state’s Director General of Police (DGP) to submit an affidavit explaining the lapses.
A single-judge bench of Justice Farjand Ali, while hearing a petition filed by Kuldeep Singh, observed that prosecution witnesses—particularly police officers crucial to recovery proceedings—were not appearing in court despite repeated directions. The state government’s counsel informed the bench that even after several attempts by the trial court, the officers failed to comply.
The court was told that arrest warrants had been issued against some of the police officers, but these too remained unexecuted. Taking serious note of the matter, Justice Ali remarked that “nothing could be more shameful for a democratic system wherein a serving police officer, who is posted somewhere in the state and performing public duty, cannot be arrested despite an arrest warrant against him.”
The bench underlined that such conduct undermines public faith in the judicial system and erodes society’s trust in the rule of law. It questioned how officers entrusted with maintaining law and order could disregard binding judicial processes.
Accordingly, the High Court directed the DGP to file a compliance affidavit by September 12, explaining why his subordinates are consistently failing in their statutory duties and why the arrest warrants against delinquent officers have not been carried out.
The matter will be heard next on September 12.
