SC ASKS WEST BENGAL POLICE TO PRODUCE POSTMORTEM 'CHALLAN' IN RG KAR CASE: 'IF THIS DOCUMENT IS MISSING, SOMETHING IS AMISS

The Supreme Court in the case In Re: Alleged Rape and Murder of Trainee Doctor in RG Kar Medical College Hospital, Kolkata and related issues was hearing the Suo Motu case taken on the rape and murder of a doctor of the RG Kar Medical College Hospital at Kolkata and has asked the State of West Bengal to produce the challan which was being sent along with the dead body for post-mortem.

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The court in the case noted that the challan would have entries with regards to the articles and materials which are sent along with the body for autopsy.

The court in the case observed and has passed the direction after an argument was raised before it by a party that the clothes of the victim-doctor were not sealed and was sent to the post-mortem team at the time of autopsy.

The counsel, Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal appearing for the State of West Bengal, submitted before the court that the said document is not present along with the documents which are produced before the Court.

The court directed the State to produce it on the next date of hearing for September 17, 2024.

The bench comprising of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra perused the status reports filed by the CBI and the Kolkata Police.

The bench noted that the investigation is in progress and posted the matter for further consideration next Tuesday i.e., September 17.

The Central Bureau Investigation, CBI has been asked for filing a fresh status report outlining the new developments.

The CBI stated that four clippings of CCTV footage of 27 minutes were handed over by Kolkata police.

The Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta, raised certain doubts about the forensic report and has stated that CBI has decided to send the samples to the AIIMS and labs outside West Bengal.