PRAYAGRAJ, Oct. 13 -- The Allahabad high court has directed the Uttar Pradesh director general of police (DGP) to issue a circular warning police officers that misbehaving with government advocates communicating court orders for compliance amounts to contempt of court and will invite action under the law.

On Monday, taking exception to the conduct of Rajesh Kumar Singh, public relations officer (PRO) to the Azamgarh senior superintendent of police (SSP), with an additional government advocate (AGA), Justice Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal directed that Singh be kept in court custody until 5 pm. He was released thereafter.

The bench observed that AGAs are officers of the court who discharge duties in furtherance of judicial directions. "Wheneve...