Hathras case: Allahabad HC to now monitor the matter, says SC
The CBI investigation in the sensational Hathras case, in which a Dalit girl was allegedly brutally raped and died of injuries
New Delhi: The CBI investigation in the sensational Hathras case, in which a Dalit girl was allegedly brutally raped and died of injuries, will now be monitored by the Allahabad High Court, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday.
The apex court said that all aspects of the case, including monitoring of probe and providing security to the victim’s family as well as the witnesses, would be considered by the high court.
A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde said the plea for transfer of trial in the case from out of Uttar Pradesh would be considered after the CBI probe is over.
The top court, which passed the verdict, said that CBI will file the status report in the case before the high court.
The bench, also comprising Justices A S Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian, considered the request of Uttar Pradesh government and asked the Allahabad High Court to delete the victim’s name from one of its orders on a PIL pending there.
The lawyer, appearing for the victim's family, had told the top court that trial in the case be shifted out of Uttar Pradesh to a court in the national capital after completion of investigation.