SC seals Jain Committee report on 1994 ISRO espionage case, directs CBI to probe further

The Supreme Court has sealed the Jain Committee report on the 1994 ISRO espionage case and has directed the CBI to probe the case further.

The Supreme Court on Thursday sealed the report submitted by the Jain Committee on the 1994 espionage case against former ISRO scientist Dr S Nambi Narayanan. The apex court said that the report’s contents would not be disclosed to any party involved and directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe its findings further. The Jain Committee report was prepared by the three-member panel, headed by former top court judge Justice (retd) DK Jain, on the role of erring police officials in the 1994 espionage case relating to ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan who had been acquitted and was eventually awarded Rs 50 lakh compensation by the top court. Hearing the Centre’s plea to consider the report, the Supreme Court said that the committee found “acts of omission and commission” by “responsible officials”.