India, Sept. 11 -- New Delhi

The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a Delhi High Court order directing registration of criminal cases against former Delhi Police commissioner Neeraj Kumar and another officer, Vinay Kumar Pandey observing that "those who investigate should also be investigated to ensure common man's faith" in the system is kept alive.

The two complainants in the case are Sheesh Ram Saini and Vijay Agarwal. The two of them were accused of fabricating documents, in cases filed in 2001 and 2004, in a case involving a former Enforcement Directorate (ED) official and detaining a person granted bail.

The top court bench of justices Pankaj Mithal and Prasanna B Varale said, "It is trite to point out that the offence is alleged ...