The Bombay High Court on Tuesday said it will seek CCTV camera footage from random police stations in Maharashtra to ascertain whether they have been repaired within stipulated time and are operational.

 The Bombay High Court on Tuesday said it will seek CCTV camera footage from random police stations in Maharashtra to ascertain whether they have been repaired within stipulated time and are operational.

 
MY  TAKE :

To find out whether a particular CCTV camera is “ ON “ or “ OFF “, is technically very easy and there seems to be no need for HC to demand “ random footage “ . Readily available simple software will tell that to HC

What is of far greater importance is :

What did any particular CCTV camera capture ? Did it capture a footage which clearly / unambiguously establish “ Human Rights “ violation ? ( a third degree treatment of person being interrogated ? )

Is it possible for hundreds of officers to go through millions of hours of CCTV footage MANUALLY to come such a conclusion ?

For an answer, read :

CCTV in Police Stations . Tomorrow Everywhere………………..[ 19 Sept 2020 ]
https://lnkd.in/ea2vA4Wu
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Supreme Surveillance Solution ?.................................... [ 05 Dec 2020 ]
 https://lnkd.in/eXu5C3C

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