A Bench of Justices Dipak Misra and C. Nagappan directed the implementation of this step to usher in transparency in police work. It said an accused had every right to know what he was accused of. The Bench however exempted from publication FIRs in certain cases. The FIRs registered in these categories would continue to be away from the public eye owing to issues of privacy and national interest. Accused persons cannot take advantage of delay in uploading of FIRs and seek anticipatory bail on that ground, the court specified.

Source: The Hindu September 07, 2016 20:15 UTC