Allahabad High Court Urges Judges To Refrain From Recording Abusive Language And Words In Orders And Witness Statements

The Allahabad High Court has urged Judges to refrain from recording abusive language in orders and written statements in literal words, calling it unwarranted and inappropriate.

The Court was considering a Revision Petition against an order by which the Complaint of the Revisionist was dismissed under Section 203 of the Criminal Procedure Code on the ground that there was no cogent evidence against the Opposite Parties.

The Bench of Justice Harvir Singh observed, "....the Hon'ble Apex Court, as well as this Court from time to time had directed that decent and normal language should be used, while passing the judicial order or in recording the statements of witnesses, but it appears that the Special Judge SC/ST Act did not pay any attention on the guidelines issued by the Hon'ble Apex Court, as well as this Court while getting the statement of PW-1 recorded or passing the order dated 07.08.2024 in question. The recording of filthy languages and abusive words in the pleadings are unwarranted and inappropriate, hence it is directed that not only the individual officer but all judicial officers of the state judiciary, shall take due precautions, avoiding the uses of such abusive or filthy language and words, those have been used in the order in question and the statement of PW-1 recorded on 30.04.2024. The decorum and dignity of the post be appeared to have been reflected in the language used in the judicial orders...."

The Petitioner was represented by Advocate Rajiv Chowdhury, while the Respondent was represented by Government Advocate.

Some altercation took place between the parties, wherein the Revisionist was assaulted. The medical report suggested that some injuries had been caused to the Revisionist, though all the injuries are simple in nature. It was submitted that the Opposite Party No. 2 snatched away the Mangalsutra of the Revisionist at gunpoint, as he was having a country made pistol (tamancha) with him, and therefore, the Opposite Parties would have been summoned by the Special Judge SC/ST Act under the relevant sections, but for not doing so the Trial Court committed the illegality.

The Court also submitted that the Complainant's evidence in its entirety was complete, which may lead to some conclusion that in fact the incident took place, but the Special Judge SC/ST Act dismissed the Complaint without appreciating the entire evidence, which was available, besides the averments made in the Complaint.

The Court had dismissed the Petition as devoid of merit.

Cause Title: Santreepa Devi v. State Of UP & Ors. (2025:AHC:161149)

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