Hathras Case: Allahabad HC Calls for CBI Status Report, Asks State About the Possibility of DM Being Transferred Elsewhere
Judiciary
Nov 07, 2020
Atharwa Gauraha
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The Allahabad High Court asked the government of Uttar Pradesh whether it was "fair and reasonable" to allow the Hathras District Magistrate (DM) to continue in his position during the pending investigation in the case of the Hathras rape and illegal cremation in which he was in "the thick of things."A Lucknow Bench of Justices Rajan Roy and Pankaj Mithal said, “...when he [Hathras DM Praveen Kumar Laxkar] was in the thick of things... would it not be appropriate to shift him elsewhere during...
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The Chief Justice of India, SA Bobde permitted CRPF protection to the Hathras gang rape victims’ family and witnesses while observing the concerned case. Though special protection has been permitted to the family members and witnesses by the state government of Uttar Pradesh previously, the bench led by the CJI felt the protection should be higher so as to avoid future consequences during the trial of the case. The top court also ordered the Allahabad high court to monitor the ongoing...
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