Pained by narrative that judiciary derailing trial: SC as it take suo moto cognisance of Twisha Sharma death case
PTC News Desk: The Supreme Court on Monday said it was pained by the narrative suggesting that the judiciary was delaying or undermining a fair investigation into the death of former model-turned actor Twisha Sharma, asserting that the investigation will now be carried out by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant-led bench while hearing the matter highlighted institutional bias and discrepancies during the investigation that led the court to take suo moto congnisance of the matter.
“The reason that was reported for the alleged lack of impartiality was that the husband of the deceased is a practising lawyer and the mother is a former district judge. The question was whether undue influence can be exercised in investigation,” the bench said.
“A narrative was also created that fair investigation was denied due to involvement of judiciary. That is why suo motu proceedings were initiated,” the CJI added.
The top court also noted that, in the meantime, the Madhya Pradesh High Court had directed a second post-mortem examination in the case.
The Chief Justice also stressed that the court did not want to establish a prejudice over the issues impending investigation and urged the public to entrust the CBI investigation. “We request people to have faith in the premier investigation agency,” the CJI said.
The court also said that Solicitor General Tushar Mehta had assured the bench that he would immediately take up the matter with the authorities to ensure that the CBI takes over the probe.
- With inputs from agencies
