However, it was admitted that the statement of the injured applicant had neither been recorded before a Magistrate nor before a Medical Officer. Recording the injured person’s statement with a certificate of medical fitness was also held to be mandatory. Even in that case, the injured person’s statement had not been recorded before a Magistrate or Medical Officer. Expressing concern, court observed that it was frequently confronted with cases where police resorted to firing even in matters involving relatively minor offences, projecting such incidents as encounters while disregarding the procedure mandated by the Supreme Court. Case Title: Raju Alias Rajkumar vs. State of UPOrder Date: January 28, 2026Bench: Justice Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal