Can the time of arrest and release on bail be sought under RTI?
27 Jul, 2012Background
The appellant sought information regarding alleged departmental action taken against the AAO, Branch. The Public Information Officer (PIO) informed the appellant that they have written to the third party for obtaining his assent for the disclosure of the information.
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The Central Information Commission (CIC) directed the PIO to give in writing to the applicant their statement that as per the Police FIR / report there is no mention of time of arrest and time of release on bail of the AAO (third party) and also that the Police had informed the Company that the arrest of third party was made after a gap of 6 months.
Citation: Smt. K. Srilaxmi v. LIC of India, in Appeal: No. CIC/DS/A/2011/003197
RTI Citation : RTIFI/2012/CIC/511
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