Dynamite News RG Kar Rape And Murder Case: Victim's parents free to approach Calcutta HC; SC grants liberty
Supreme Court dismissed a plea from the parents of a victim in the case seeking a fresh probe by CBI. Read further on Dynamite News
New Delhi: Parents of the victim of RG Kar Medical College rape and murder case are now free to approach Calcutta High Court. The Supreme Court granted the liberty on Monday.
While allowing victims' parents to approach Calcutta HC, Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna bench stated that a single-judge bench of the High Court is monitoring the case.
However, Supreme Court dismissed a plea from the parents of a victim in the case seeking a fresh probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
CJI Sanjiv Khanna
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Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna said during the proceedings, “Without making comments, we dispose of the application observing that the applicant is at liberty to pursue the proceedings before the HC,”
The top court was hearing a suo moto case in the rape and murder of a trainee doctor, which took place at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. Senior Advocate Karuna Nundy represented the victims' parents.
As per Nundy, the victims' parents today had sought a clarification from the apex court about their case filed before the Calcutta HC, seeking further probe into the RG Kar Medical College rape and murder case.
After granting the victims' parents liberty to approach the High Court, the CJI Sanjiv Khanna-led bench disposed of their plea filed before it.
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About The Case
The case pertains to the brutal rape and murder of a 31-year-old post-graduate trainee doctor at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata last August. Her body was found on August 9 on the hospital premises. Police investigation revealed that the woman was raped and murdered. The incident triggered nationwide protests.