Lucknow, April 15 -- In an extraordinary case of bureaucratic blunder, a police officer in Uttar Pradesh's Firozabad mistakenly targeted a sitting judge while attempting to execute a proclamation order meant for a theft accused-earning a scathing reprimand from the court.
The mix-up unfolded last month when Sub-Inspector Banwarilal, tasked with serving a proclamation notice under Section 82 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), erroneously reported to the court that the accused-named "Nagma Khan"-could not be located at her residence. What he failed to realise was that Nagma Khan is, in fact, the Chief Judicial Magistrate who had issued the order in the first place. In his written submission to the court, Banwarilal stated: "When the atta...