The High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench, stayed criminal proceedings in a matter in which it questioned the absence of procedural fairness in the registration of the First Information Report.
The order is a reminder that fairness in the criminal process begins at the very first step. Investigating agencies are expected to act professionally and with sensitivity, so that every person, whatever their walk of life, is assured of due process and institutional respect.
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