New Delhi. Commenting on the working practices of the CBI, Supreme Court Chief Justice (CJI) DY Chandrachud on Monday said such agencies should focus on crimes that pose a real threat to the country’s security, economic condition and public order. Are generating.
Expressing concern over incidents of ‘unwarranted’ seizure of personal devices during raids, Justice Chandrachud said these things highlight the urgent need to strike a balance between investigative imperatives and individual privacy rights.
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The CJI said there was a need to maintain a ‘delicate balance’ between the powers of investigative agencies like the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to search and seize and the individual’s right to privacy. He was delivering the keynote address at the 20th DP Kohli Lecture in memory of the first director of the Federal Investigation Agency.
Justice Chandrachud said that in the criminal justice sector, there is a very delicate balance between search and seizure powers and individual privacy rights and this is the cornerstone of a fair and just society. He said that at the core of this balance is the need to maintain due process.
The CJI said, ‘I feel that despite the rapid change in things, the scope of our investigative agencies has been very limited in the last few years. Our major investigating agencies should focus on such crimes which are actually a threat to the security, economic condition and public order of the nation. Earlier, the CJI awarded President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service to six personnel and Police Medal for Meritorious Service to 29 CBI officers.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: April 1, 2024, 23:44 IST