Key Highlights
- The court passed the order while hearing a petition filed by the People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL).
- The bench orally said, “If there are gaps found in the procedure followed by the police in the report of the magistrate, we will refer it to a Central agency for further investigation”.
- During the last hearing, the court asked counsel appearing for PUCL to respond to the Karnataka Government’s suggestion to constitute a judicial inquiry.
- Appearing for PUCL, Senior Advocate Aditya Sondi Monday submitted that a judicial inquiry is mandatory and that a First Information Report (FIR) should be registered, and that a Special Investigation Team (SIT) should be formed to investigate the matter.
- In its order, the bench recorded the submission of Advocate General Shashi Kiran Shetty.
