New Delhi: Police officers are expected to treat women with dignity and must refrain from using inappropriate or unparliamentary language, Delhi High Court has stressed. The observation came as the court took up a petition filed by Thoppani Sanjeev Rao, who had sought the framing of specific guidelines mandating that women be treated respectfully in police stations. She argued that, despite an explicit directive from the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) requiring police action within four weeks, no such guidelines had been issued. Justice Sanjeev Narula, however, declined to issue such orders, noting that these expectations were already implicit in the conduct required of public servants. “The court finds no reason to frame any such guidelines. It is beyond dispute that police officers are expected to treat women with dignity and must refrain from using inappropriate or unparliamentary language. Hence, the prayer sought is misconceived,” the judge said.