RG Kar Protest : Supreme Court Stays HC Direction For CBI Probe Into Alleged Custodial Torture Of Women By Kolkata Police
Live LawThe Supreme Court today stayed a Calcutta High Court order directing CBI probe into allegations of custodial torture of 2 women arrested amid protests that took place in West Bengal after the RG Kar Medical College rape-murder incident.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan passed the order, while issuing notice on a petition filed by the State of West Bengal challenging the High. The Supreme Court today stayed a Calcutta High Court order directing CBI probe into allegations of custodial torture of 2 women arrested amid protests that took place in West Bengal after the RG Kar Medical College rape-murder incident. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan passed the order, while issuing notice on a petition filed by the State of West Bengal challenging the High Court order. In appeal, a Division Bench upheld the single bench's order, noting that medical reports by the correctional home indicated custodial torture.