SRINAGAR: A Jammu courtroom has ordered registration of an FIR in opposition to Deputy Superintendent of Police Sunil Jasrotia over allegations of assault and misconduct involving JKAS officer Azhar Khan throughout election-related duties in November 2025.
Metropolis Choose and Judicial Justice of the Peace First Class Jammu Ghulam Murtaza, in an order handed on September 5, additionally directed SSP Jammu to take applicable motion in opposition to the then officer in control of Police Station Gandhi Nagar for allegedly failing to register an FIR on Khan’s criticism.
The instructions adopted an utility filed by Khan, who’s presently posted as Block Growth Officer, Nagrota, searching for registration of a case in opposition to Jasrotia and different police personnel accompanying him in reference to an incident reported on November 10, 2025.
On the time of the alleged incident, Jasrotia was serving as SDPO Metropolis South Jammu. Khan alleged that he was assaulted, restrained and subjected to misconduct by police personnel, together with the then SDPO and his private safety officers, whereas finishing up election-related duties.
Khan approached the courtroom after his criticism to Police Station Gandhi Nagar allegedly didn’t result in registration of an FIR regardless of the disclosure of cognisable offences. He sought instructions beneath Part 175(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
Whereas contemplating the applying, the courtroom examined materials gathered throughout a preliminary inquiry, together with statements of impartial witnesses and CCTV footage of the incident. The courtroom held that the fabric warranted a proper investigation and consequently directed registration of an FIR in accordance with legislation.
The courtroom additionally took notice of the alleged failure to register the case at Police Station Gandhi Nagar and directed SSP Jammu to take applicable motion in opposition to the police officer accountable.
For making certain an neutral probe, the courtroom ordered that the investigation be performed pretty by a police officer of the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police or above who has no reference to the incident.
The courtroom thought of the statutory provisions governing registration of knowledge regarding cognisable offences, together with the related provisions of the BNSS coping with preliminary inquiry and the authorized ideas laid down by the Supreme Court docket concerning registration of FIRs the place a cognisable offence is disclosed.
The allegations in opposition to the police personnel will now be topic to investigation. The courtroom’s order directing registration of an FIR doesn’t represent a discovering of guilt in opposition to Jasrotia or every other individual named within the criticism.
The applying was disposed of with instructions for registration of the case, applicable motion in opposition to the involved police station officer and an impartial investigation.
