Rajasthan Police Plans Major Restructuring After High Court Concerns Over Case Backlog
· Free Press Journal
Jaipur: Acting on the Rajasthan High Court's displeasure over the rising number of pending cases within the Rajasthan Police, a major structural change of having distinct wings for investigation, law and Order, and Administration has been proposed in the Rajasthan Police.According to the plan submitted to the high court, a pilot project will be launched in 20 selected police stations across the state. Each of these stations will feature distinct, dedicated units for investigation, law and order, and administration.
Under the proposed framework, investigating officers will be exempted from routine law-and-order duties, VIP security, election-related assignments, and other administrative responsibilities.
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Taking the police department's plan on record, the bench presided over by Justice Anoop Dhandh has scheduled the next hearing for this matter on July 21.
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It had come to the court's notice that a single police officer was often burdened with a multitude of responsibilities—ranging from conducting investigations to performing VIP duties, managing crowd control, and maintaining general law and order. This overburdening adversely affects the quality of investigations and leads to unnecessary delays in the resolution of cases.
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According to the report, in numerous urban police stations, a single investigating officer is simultaneously handling between 40 and 70 active cases. This excessive workload compromises the quality of investigations and results in a persistent backlog in the disposal of cases.