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SC to Hear Plea on Display Boards for False Complaint Consequences
- •The Supreme Court will hear a PIL seeking directions to install display boards at public institutions, including police stations and court premises, to inform people about the legal consequences of lodging false complaints.
- •Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay filed the PIL, which also seeks directions for state authorities to inform complainants about punishment for false complaints before accepting them.
- •The plea requests an undertaking or affidavit from complainants that their averments are true and correct to control false complaints and frivolous cases.
- •Empirical data from NCRB reports shows a significant disparity between cases registered and convictions, indicating a structural problem of false complaints.
- •The plea highlights that the Law Commission's Report number 277 identified false charges and fabricated evidence as primary causes of miscarriage of justice and Article 21 violations.
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The Supreme Court agreed to hear a PIL filed by advocate Ashwini Upadhyay seeking directions for installing display boards at public institutions, police stations, court premises, and municipal offices to inform the public about the legal consequences of lodging false complaints.
The petition requests that state authorities inform complainants about the punishments for false charges and statements before accepting a complaint. It also seeks mandatory undertakings or affidavits confirming that all averments and evidence provided are true and correct to curb false and frivolous cases.
The plea cites empirical data from NCRB reports showing a high disparity between registered cases and convictions, as well as Law Commission Report number 277, which identifies false charges and fabricated evidence as primary causes of wrongful prosecutions and miscarriage of justice.
