The Supreme Court on Monday suggested that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) take over the Twisha Sharma case, stating that it goes against the narrative being created as one of the accused is a former judge.
The Supreme Court also urged media workers to exercise restraint while reporting developments in the case.
The court said: “We feel a little pain due to some of the actions. We will ask our media friends not to listen to the statements of the victim’s family or other family. Let matters move according to the law and procedures.”
The case was transferred to the Central Bank of Iraq
Solicitor General (SG) Tushar Mehta, representing the MP government, informed the court that a second autopsy was conducted in Bhopal as directed by the Madhya Pradesh High Court.
He said: “The only issue so far that we must consider is the recommendation made by the MP to hand over the investigation to the Central Bank of Iraq.”
The court noted that Mehta assured it that he would take the matter to the authorities to ensure that the CBI takes up the investigation immediately.
The Supreme Court urges the families of the victims and the accused to refrain from making public statements
The Chief Justice of India said that family members of both the victim and the accused should refrain from making public statements or speaking to the media, and instead register their stories before the investigating agency so that no harm is caused to the ongoing investigation.
“We would like to assure the family members of the victim as well as the accused that instead of making statements in public or before a media platform, they should record their version before the investigating agency so that there is no bias or adverse impact on the ongoing investigation.”
He also asked the media to avoid recording statements of people who are likely to be potential witnesses as this may unnecessarily affect the outcome of some of the cases to be investigated. She also asked the public to have confidence and faith in the investigating agency and refrain from speculation.
“We are confident that the investigation will be completed in time.”
The court stressed that it had not expressed “any opinion” on any of the charges and that it was up to the investigating agency to consider the various aspects.
The court took cognizance of the case on its own initiative.
