In a scathing indictment of Uttar Pradesh’s governance, Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna has pulled up the state for what he termed a “complete breakdown of the law and order machinery”.

His strong remarks came in response to the disturbing trend of the police converting civil disputes into criminal cases, thereby weaponising the law against innocent citizens. The case that triggered Justice Khanna’s ire involved a purely civil disagreement between two individuals.

However, with the help of a bribe, one party managed to manipulate the police into filing a criminal case against the other. This misuse of the criminal justice system not only violates the spirit of the law but also allows........

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