The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has given a status report to the Supreme Court in its investigation into the rape and murder of a woman doctor at a Kolkata hospital. The incident provoked a nationwide physicians’ strike. A bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud stated on Tuesday that the country cannot wait for another rape case to see changes on the ground, and it established a National Task Force to protect doctors’ safety. The supreme court has resumed hearing the case.
LIVE updates in Kolkata rape-murder case:
Aug 22, 2024 14:49 (IST)
Kolkata doctor Rape SC Hearing Live
Sibal: Your leader says they will shoot!
CJI: Don’t politicize this, the law is taking its course. We are also concerned about the welfare and safety of doctors. We will not such lay down guidelines. We will enforce the protocols
CJI: So far, as the community of the doctors is concerned, they must return to work
SG: We have the statement of a sitting minister of West Bengal. He says that if anything is talked against our leader, fingers will be chopped off.
Aug 22, 2024 14:39 (IST)
LIVE: Doctors To Return To Duty, No Coercive Action Against Protesters, Says Court
CJI: Doctors will go back to duty and no coercive action should be taken against those who protested. The government will have to take full care of their safety. National Task Force will also do its work.
Aug 22, 2024 14:34 (IST)
LIVE | State Should Not Stop Peaceful Protests, Says Chief Justice
CJI: This court has not stopped the state government from discharging regulatory functions. State should not stop peaceful protests. This court has not injuncted the state from exercising such lawful powers as entrusted in law, however, we categorically affirm that peaceful protests shall not be disturbed and state shall not take action against those peacefully protesting against the incident at RG Kar College.
CJI: This court has not stopped the state government from discharging regulatory functions. State should not stop peaceful protests. This court has not injuncted the state from exercising such lawful powers as entrusted in law, however, we categorically affirm that peaceful protests shall not be disturbed and state shall not take action against those peacefully protesting against the incident at RG Kar College.
Aug 22, 2024 14:33 (IST)
LIVE | Court Directs Health Secretary To Open Portal For Suggestions
CJI: The suggestions of the representatives be taken by the NTF. We direct a portal to be open at the website of the Health Ministry for the suggestions to be taken by the NTF.
CJI: The suggestions of the representatives be taken by the NTF. We direct a portal to be open at the website of the Health Ministry for the suggestions to be taken by the NTF.
Aug 22, 2024 14:32 (IST)
LIVE | Court Orders Sealdah Magistrate To Pass Polygraph Order By Tomorrow
CJI: Kolkata police is looking at the incident of vandalism after the protest at the site. It appears that a request for conducting polygraph test is submitted
CJI orders the ACJM Sealdah to pass the order by 5 pm tomorrow
Aug 22, 2024 14:26 (IST)
LIVE | Supreme Court’s Big Question On Sandip Ghosh
- What is the reason for the 14-hour delay in filing the FIR?
- The college principal should have come himself to file the FIR?
- Is he trying to save someone?
- He resigned and was given another college?
Aug 22, 2024 12:55 (IST)
Kolkata doctor Rape SC Hearing Live
Kapil Sibal: Everything is present in the case diary and the case diary has been given to the CBI as per the High Court’s order. The case diary also mentions unnatural death, post-mortem and inquest proceedings. All this is before 11:00 pm, so how can it be challenged? The inquest proceeding (mandatory procedure to be followed after an unnatural death) is of 4:40 PM in the evening.
Kapil Sibal: Everything is present in the case diary and the case diary has been given to the CBI as per the High Court’s order. The case diary also mentions unnatural death, post-mortem and inquest proceedings. All this is before 11:00 pm, so how can it be challenged? The inquest proceeding (mandatory procedure to be followed after an unnatural death) is of 4:40 PM in the evening.
Aug 22, 2024 12:52 (IST)
Live | “Don’t Use Social Media To Make An Argument”: Supreme Court
SG: State says father did not permit registration of FIR
CJI: It appears then, that at the time of PMR conducted, UD 861 was already done. Why did the IO then say after I reached the police station at night and recorded?
Sibal: He reached the station after the investigation
Counsel interjects to make an argument
CJI: Don’t use social media to make argument, we have the PMR before us, don’t read what is there on the social media
Kolkata doctor Rape SC Hearing Live
CJI: If police say GD 861 was recorded at night, how does the inquest report refer to the UD earlier than that?
CJI: If police say GD 861 was recorded at night, how does the inquest report refer to the UD earlier than that?
Aug 22, 2024 12:50 (IST)
Kolkata doctor Rape SC Hearing Live
CJI: After PMR, and inquest, the body is handed over to mother, after return to the police station a UD case is registered, all police superiors were informed. It appears that initial UD report was registered at 10:10 am, after they received they return to police station at night. FIR was recorded at 11:30 night.
CJI: After PMR, and inquest, the body is handed over to mother, after return to the police station a UD case is registered, all police superiors were informed. It appears that initial UD report was registered at 10:10 am, after they received they return to police station at night. FIR was recorded at 11:30 night.
Aug 22, 2024 12:40 (IST)
LIVE | Original Case Diary Was Handed Over To CBI After Transfer Order: Kapil Sibal
Sibal: The seizure list also has UD case (Unnatural Death), inquest has it too, PMR (Post Mortem Report), all these documents have it. All is before 11 pm, how can anyone then contend, the inquest is at 4:40 pm?
Sibal: Original CD (Case Diary) was handed over to the CBI at the high court as soon as the transfer order came.
Aug 22, 2024 12:30 (IST)
LIVE | “Conduct Of ASP Is Very Suspicious”: Supreme Court
Justice Pardiwala: The conduct of the Assistant Superintendent of Police is also very suspicious. Why did he do this?
CJI: The entry in the police diary is at 5:20 am. The police received information from the hospital that the woman was lying semi-naked at 10:10 am. The medical board gave the opinion that rape took place and the entry in the police diary (GD) shows that the area of the incident was cordoned off after the post-mortem.
Justice Pardiwala asks the West Bengal government when did it mention in the police diary that it was an unnatural death before the FIR.
Aug 22, 2024 12:28 (IST)
Kolkata Doctor Rape and Murder Case Live
Justice Pardiwala: The procedure followed by the police in criminal law is not as stated in the CrPC or what I have seen in my 30 years of career. So is it true that unnatural death report was given after the post-mortem.
West Bengal lawyer Kapil Sibal said that no, this is not correct.
Aug 22, 2024 12:21 (IST)
RG Kar Hospital Rape Case: Supreme Court Hearing On
CJI :the GD entry of the crime was made at 10:10 am when it was reported through phone that the PG doctor was found unconscious on the third floor.
CJI :the GD entry of the crime was made at 10:10 am when it was reported through phone that the PG doctor was found unconscious on the third floor.
Chief Justice said- After seeing the victim’s body, the board had given its initial opinion that the cause of death could be due to strangulation and sexual assault cannot be ruled out. Despite this, the post-mortem was done between 6-7 pm and the investigation was started after that.
Aug 22, 2024 12:17 (IST)
Kolkata Doctor Case News Live
Justice Pardiwala: UD 861/24 was registered at what hours?
Sibal: 1:46 Hours
Justice Pardiwala: From where do you get this?
Justice Pardiwala: Why take so much time? all you need to do is refer to the document at what time the Unnatural Death took place
Justice Pardiwala: Next time, during hearings, please keep a responsible police officer
Aug 22, 2024 12:12 (IST)
LIVE | “Very Surprising, Post-Mortem Precedes Registration Of UD (Case)”: Supreme Court
Justice Pardiwala: When you start performing the postmortem, it means that its case of unnatural death, UD 861/24 was registered at 23:20 hours, 9th August. The GD entry and FIR were recorded at 11:45 PM, is this true?
Justice Pardiwala: This is very surprising, post-mortem precedes registration of the UD (unnatural death case)!
Aug 22, 2024 12:07 (IST)
Kolkata Doctor Case News Live
Justice Misra: Autopsy was conducted on evening hours of 9th, the GD entry of unnatural death recorded at 11:30 at night.
Kapil Sibal: Allow me to place timeline minute by minute
Justice Pardiwala : When was the PMR done?
Kapil Sibal : 6:10-7:10 PM
Aug 22, 2024 11:56 (IST)
Kolkata Doctor Rape-Murder Case Live
SG: Senior doctors and victim’s colleagues had asked for videography. It means they also felt there was a cover-up.
Sibal: I have a minute-by-minute timeline of what happened
CJI: Do you have the post-mortem report?
SG: Yes, it was given by local police
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