Explanation:

• Whenever the police receives any intelligence or tip-off regarding criminal activities pertaining to the commission of a grave criminal offence, it must be recorded either in writing or electronic form.
• In the PUCL vs State of Maharashtra case (2014), the SC was dealing with writ petitions questioning the genuineness of 99 encounter killings by the Mumbai Police in which 135 alleged criminals were shot dead between 1995 and 1997.
• The compensation scheme as described under Section 357-A of the CrPC must be applied for granting compensation to the dependants of the victim.
• Bi-annual statements of all encounter killings must be sent to the NHRC by the DGPs by a set date in set format.