Prayagraj: The Allahabad high court on Friday held that the practice of putting names of the accused persons on the flysheet board at police stations without issuance of proclamation is derogatory to the concept of human dignity and privacy enshrined under Article 21 (protection of life and personal liberty) of the Constitution. Further, the action of police officers in disclosing the identity of criminals in police stations in public gaze is absolutely unwarranted and uncalled for as being violative of Article 21 of the Constitution. Hence, the court directed the director general of police (DGP) to forthwith remove the names/identities of top- 10 criminals along with their criminal antecedents from the flysheet board from all the police stations. In addition, the court also directed the DGP to ensure that a circular in the light of this judgment is sent to all the police heads of the districts so as to ensure strict compliance. However, the court clarified that the benefit of the judgment will not be given to any “claimed offenders and fugitives in law”. The court further held that there is nothing wrong in preparing a list of top criminals in a district for surveillance.