Supreme Court extends activists' house arrest; may appoint SIT
6 years, 3 months ago

Supreme Court extends activists' house arrest; may appoint SIT

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday observed that it would examine on September 19 the materials submitted by the Maharashtra government in the arrest of five human rights activists and said if a prima facie ground is established against their involvement it would set up a special investigation team for a probe. Chief Justice Dipak Misra heading a three-judge bench made this oral observation when senior counsel Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing for the five activists, insisted on a probe by a SIT or a court-monitored investigation in the arrest of the activists on August 28 for their alleged role in the Bhima Koregaon violence. If the material relied up by the Pune Police are found to be “cooked up”, then we may even quash the charges against them.” The Chief Justice said, “The court could not be expected to make up its mind unless it saw all the material evidence against the activists. Wherever this court has appointed SIT, there has been grave violation.” The bench was hearing petitions filed by Dr. Romila Thapar and others challenging the arrest of five activists.

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