NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Thursday a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking directions to the Centre and state authorities to install “display boards” at police stations, court complexes and public offices highlighting the penal provisions and punishment for filing false complaints, false charges and fabricated evidence.
As per the cause list published on the website of the apex court, a bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul M. Pancholi will take up the matter for hearing.
The plea, filed by advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay through advocate-on-record Ashwani Kumar Dubey, contended that such preventive measures are essential to secure the right to life, liberty and dignity of innocent citizens guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution.
According to the petition, the proposed display boards should be installed at all police stations, tehsil and district court premises, panchayat bhawans, municipal offices and educational institutions, clearly mentioning the provisions and punishment for false complaint, false charges, false statement, false information and false evidence.