Guwahati, April 28 -- The Allahabad High Court has denied relief to four Uttar Pradesh police officials accused of abusing, assaulting, and unlawfully confining a doctor and his companions.

A bench of Justice Raj Beer Singh made the sharp observation, "Police uniform is not license to assault innocent citizens," while refusing to grant relief to the accused officers.

The court clarified that the court can prosecute a public servant without prior government sanction under Section 197 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) if their actions fall outside the scope of their official duties.

According to Live Law, Justice Singh's bench prima facie found that the accused police officials had a case against them, as they had been booked under S...