Let
ATC outnumber ATM
Business
Standard ( 07 Sept 2016 ) , carries a news report titled :
"
Supreme Court asks states, UTs to upload FIRs
on websites within 24 hours "
Details
read as follows :
"
The Supreme Court on
Wednesday directed all States and Union Territories to upload the FIRs on their websites within 24 hours of registration at police stations.
A
bench comprising Justices Dipak Misra and C Nagappan, however, extended the time up
to 72 hours for uploading of the FIRs for
those states which are located in difficult terrains where internet
connectivity is poor.
The
bench also made it clear that the accused cannot take benefit before the courts
of law of the fact that FIRs lodged
against them have not been uploaded on the website.
Initially,
it was suggested during the hearing that the states be allowed to upload FIRs on websites within 48 hours. However, the
court later fixed the time limit at 24 hours.
The
PIL referred to a decision passed by the Delhi High Court in
which the city police was directed to upload the FIRs
on its website within 24 hours of being
registered.
The apex
court agreed to the directions of the HC with certain modifications. "
Hardly a
flattering picture of India going Digital !
Anyone
who has ever visited a Police Station to lodge a FIR
, knows that a police clerk will pull out some paper ( may be by now , it is a
Register ) and start writing with a pen , as being dictated by a police officer
on duty , who dictates as he listens to the complainant
What is
important to remember at this stage is :
Those
words are not exactly what the complainant utters ! What gets "
written " , is what gets paraphrased by the police officer !
Often
, totally distorting the meaning / essence of the complaint !
And
finally , the complainant is literally " coerced " into signing that FIR ( don't ask to read it before signing ! )
This
does not happen only with illiterate villagers but even with educated
city-folks !
Why
could not the Supreme Court direct that :
#
Police Station Computers must be internet connected
#
Computer must be permanently logged into the official web site of the State
Police Department
#
Like an ATM enclosure at all bank
branches , that computer must be directly accessible to the complainant from
an outside separate entrance , obviating need to talk to a police officer
( call it ATC = Any Time Complaint ? )
Other than the web site of the State Police department , no other web site can
be accessed from this special
purpose machine ( ATC ) , which will be equipped
with Bio-Metric Reading device
For enabling universal / immediate / easy access , NDA government should also
install these ATC , at
* 145,000 post offices of India Post
* 220,000 offices of Gram Panchayats
#
From an ATC, complainant can enter his
complaint on his own, into the Police department web site , by
entering
* Full personal details , and
* Aadhar ID
The Biometric Reading Device , built into the computer will compare the
complainant's bio-metric data with the
bio-metric data already available in the Aadhar
ID database
If the two sets of data do not match , complaint will not get accepted /
registered
This ( matching of bio-metric data ) , will also prevent " Proxy " complaints
It will also enable the Police department to catch a person lodging a " False / Malicious / Harassing " complaint
#
It should be possible to enter the complaint , using a language of choice of
the complainant
#
Using built-in Speech Recognition software ( such as SIRI / CORTANA /
GOOGLE-SPEAK / DRAGON NATURALLY
SPEAKING , etc ) , complaint can even " record " his complaint , if
he cannot type
#
As soon as complainant finishes and SUBMITS
the complaint , Complaint Number will
flash on the screen ,
using which , the complainant can track the progress of his complaint over time
, by logging into the web site
Now it
is entirely possible that some State Governments want to make it even " Easier to Do Business " with their Police
Department , by introducing my suggested Mobile
App ,
Such a
miniaturized / hand-held / complainant-owned ATC
, would be a much BETTER / FASTER / CHEAPER
method ,
needing no investment on part of the government !
And
those FIRs will get uploaded on Police
web site in 24 MINUTES !
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09
Sept 2016
www.hemenparekh.in /
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hemen
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, Mumbai , India
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