The Supreme Court on Monday requested the CBI to file a weekly report earlier than the Jharkhand High Court on the standing of investigation into the loss of life of Dhanbad Additional Sessions Judge Uttam Anand. It stated the Chief Justice of the High Court would supervise the investigation.
“Keeping in view the gravity of the matter, we deem it applicable to direct the Central Bureau of Investigation to file a report earlier than the Jharkhand High Court each week and we additional request the Chief Justice of the stated High Court to oversee the investigation , stated a bench of Chief Justice NV Ramana and Justices Vineet Saran and Surya Kant.
The court docket additionally expressed its dissatisfaction with the investigation report filed by the CBI, saying it didn’t point out the rationale or motive behind the incident.
“There is nothing in the sealed cover,” the bench advised Solicitor General Tushar Mehta.
Mehta replied that every one the developments after the dealing with of the case by the CBI have been saved within the report.
But the court docket stated: “This is not what we want. We want something concrete. Your people have not indicated anything about motive or reason.”
The SG replied that some persons are in custody and are being interrogated and he can not reveal something additional at this stage.
ASJ Anand was on a morning stroll on July 28 when an autorickshaw hit him on an empty highway in Dhanbad.
The CCTV footage of the incident is suspected to be a pre-planned crime.
Following the incident, the apex court docket took suo motu cognizance of the matter, saying it might tackle the large questions of safety for judges throughout the nation.
On Monday, the bench tagged the matter with one other pending matter which additionally raises questions on the safety of judicial officers.
“In addition to the particular incident into consideration, this Court additionally took up this matter to be aware of the efforts to resolve the alarming state of affairs within the nation the place judicial officers and legal professionals are being pressured and threatened, and/ Or precise violence. Therefore, there’s an institutional must create an atmosphere the place judicial officers really feel protected and safe,” the court docket stated whereas tagging the matter with the 2019 plea.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
