[IAC#RG] NBA again hauled over SC coals in Sanjiv Bhat judgment

http://supremecourtofindia.nic.in/FileServer/2015-10-13_1444718418.pdf

Controversial IPS officer Sanjiv Bhat claims his email ID was unauthorisedly hacked and submits proof he complained to the DIG of "Economic Offences Wing" Delhi Police about it. The court in turn says it cannot understand why such a senior IPS officer complains to the EOW which is not at all concerned with offences like hacking of emails. (para 36 of the judgment)

The Court then goes on to castigate Mr. Bhat and the NBA on the basis of rival versions these emails.

Without going into the merits of what anybody has said in pleadings - especially when IAC has more than enough reason to be upset with Mr. Saniv Bhat for making wild and incorrect statements about IAC at instance of the same NGO and their senior advocate - it is very surprising that the senior most judges of India are not aware of the functions of the Economic Offences Wing of Delhi Police and its much touted Cyber Crime Cell, and had proceeded to malign a litigant on basis of "hacked" emails (and also apparently without following the evidentiary procedures for proving electronic documents specified in Information Technology Act).

"ECONOMIC OFFENCES WING, DELHI POLICE MISSION STATEMENT"
http://www.delhipolice.nic.in/mission-st.html

"CYBER CRIMES
The Cyber Crime Cell of EOW strives to be pro-active in adopting modern methods of investigation by continuously upgrading its capabilities to face the challenge of ever-increasing cyber crimes. It creates awareness amongst students and general public about such crimes."

Not surprisingly Mr. (Retd) Markandey Katju has something to say:
http://thewire.in/2015/10/15/the-supreme-courts-remarks-against-sanjiv-bhatt-violate-its-own-earlier-verdicts-13295/

Sarbajit