Allahabad: The Allahabad High Court on Thursday directed judicial Magistrates across Uttar Pradesh to provide information about the arrests made by police in their respective areas "in a mechanical or malafide or dishonest manner".

A division bench comprising justices Amar Saran and Kalimullah Khan asked them to provide information to its Registrar General. It said "information so obtained from the Magistrates may be placed by the Registrar General before this court so that appropriate directions may be issued to the Director General of Police for taking action against erring police officials." The bench said "the court may initiate contempt proceedings against defaulting police officers."
PTI