Supreme Court Sends Hyderabad Encounter Probe Report To High Court
NDTV
The Telangana Police had said the accused were killed in an exchange of fire. The incident took place around 6:30 am when the accused were taken to the site of the offence for the reconstruction of the scene of the crime as part of the investigation.
The Supreme Court today ordered sharing of the sealed cover report of a three-member inquiry commission on the encounter killings of four accused in a case of gang-rape and murder of a veterinarian in Hyderabad, and transferred the matter to the Telangana High Court for further action.
A bench comprising Chief Justice NV Ramana and Justices Surya Kant and Hima Kohli did not agree to the submissions of senior advocate Shyam Divan that the report be kept in a sealed cover.
"This relates to the encounter case. There is nothing to keep here. The Commission has found someone guilty. We want to send the matter to the high court," the bench said.
"We have to send the case back to the high court, we cannot monitor this case. A detailed report is submitted. Question is what is the proper action to be taken. They have made some recommendations," the bench said, adding, "We direct the commission secretariat to provide a copy of the report to both parties..."
