A Vadodara court has ordered criminal proceedings against a police inspector after finding prima facie grounds to proceed on allegations that he assaulted a man and his brother inside the police station, leaving one of them with a perforated eardrum.

The order, passed by the Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) court on November 4, directs issuance of process against Police Inspector K N Lathiya of Gorwa police station under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) sections dealing with voluntarily causing hurt, grievous hurt and intentional insult.

The case stems from a complaint filed by Moin Mujib Ahmed Pathan through advocate Darshan Patel.

The court also weighed in on the question of prior sanction to prosecute the police officer. “According to the allegations made in the present complaint, the accused has committed the offence of assaulting the complainant by misusing his authority.…