The trend of treason cases changing the government in the country is regrettable: Supreme Court

Supreme protects suspended IPS officer in Chhattisgarh

Police officers favor the ruling party, then change the government and take action against them: Supreme Court

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday granted immunity to the suspended director of the Chhattisgarh Police Academy, saying the trend of changing government treason cases in the country is inconvenient. The Chhattisgarh government has filed two criminal cases against him for treason and disproportionate assets.

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court N.V. Raman said the current political situation in the country is deplorable. Gurjinderpal Singh, a 1994 batch IPS officer serving as IG of Raipur, Durg and Bilaspur under the BJP regime, was earlier charged with disproportionate assets.

The state's Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) and the Economic Crimes Branch (EOW) raided the premises and filed the case. He was later charged with treason for allegedly conspiring against the government and promoting enemies.

The bench, headed by Chief Justice NV Raman, after hearing the case, expressed displeasure over the trend of treason cases being filed in the country. On behalf of IPS officer Gurjinderpal Singh, senior counsel F. S. Nariman said the IPS officer has served as Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) and was also serving as the director of the state police academy.

The state government has filed a case against him under the treason clause. A bench comprising Justice Suryakant also directed the Congress-ruled state government not to arrest Singh for four weeks.

"There is a very unfortunate trend going on in the country right now and the police department is also responsible for it," the bench said. Police officials seem to favor the party that rules the state. Then action is taken against the police officers who change the government. This should stop.