Probe Can't Be Shifted Just Because Party Concerned Doesn't Agree: Court
NDTV
An investigating agency cannot be burdened and is required to appreciate the prosecution's case from all angles for achieving the target of a fair and speedy probe, a division bench of Justices N W Sambre and N R Borkar said on November 6.
The Bombay High Court has said probe into a case cannot be transferred from police to a special agency merely because the investigation is "not appealing" to a party concerned.
An investigating agency cannot be burdened and is required to appreciate the prosecution's case from all angles for achieving the target of a fair and speedy probe, a division bench of Justices N W Sambre and N R Borkar said on November 6.
It dismissed a petition filed by one Bhagyashree Mote, seeking transfer of probe into the death of her 32-year-old sister from police to the Maharashtra Criminal Investigation Department (CID) or the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
