The Court also highlighted that a periodic audit overseen by a senior police officer will serve as a critical tool to review and scrutinise the entries made by the police, so as to keep a tab on discriminatory practices against such individuals.
“Through the effective implementation of audits, we can secure the elimination of such deprecated practices and kindle the legitimate hope that the right to live with human dignity, as guaranteed under Article 21, is well protected.”
It urged other states and union territories to consider amending their existing policies on the lines of the ‘Delhi Model’.
“We, therefore, deem it appropriate, at this stage, to direct all the States/Union Territories to revisit their policy-regime and consider whether suitable amendments on the pattern of the ‘Delhi Model’ are required to be made so that our observations made in paragraphs 14 to 16 of this order can be given effect in true letter and spirit.”
Source: Barandbench
