Supreme Court denies former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh protection from arrest

New Delhi, January 11

As former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh expressed lack of faith in the police force he once headed, the Supreme Court on Tuesday described the scenario as “very disturbing” after the Maharashtra Government too said it had no faith in the CBI.

“This is the same police which you headed for so much of time. What do we say that the head of the police force doesn’t have any trust in the police force… state government has no faith in the CBI. Look at the scenario which is being painted. It is a very disturbing scenario for us. We can’t resolve it peacefully,” a Bench led by Justice SK Kaul said.

Singh, who caused a political storm by accusing then Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh of corruption, has sought a CBI probe into the entire matter involving him. He has moved the top court, challenging the September 16, 2021 Bombay High Court order dismissing his petition against two preliminary inquiries initiated against him by the Maharashtra Government.

The court’s comment came when Singh’s counsel alleged that the state police were trying to corner him in departmental cases.

The matter was posted for hearing on February 22.