Haryana Government had to face the ire of Punjab and Haryana High Court for not registering an FIR in the Murthal sexual assault case.
Giving indications of handing over the matter to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the division bench of Justice S S Saron and Justice Gurmit Ram on Monday quizzed the Government on how the investigation in the matter were going on without registration of an FIR.
Reprimanding the Haryana police, the bench asked “Has Haryana adopted a new CrPCIJ How are you carrying out investigations in the case without registering an FIRIJ”
Questioning the constitution of special investigation team to look into the alleged sexual assault on women in the fields of Murthal by some miscreants during the Jat reservation row, High court asked the state “Under what provision of law has it been constitutedIJ”
Punjab and Haryana High Court had seized of the matter, when two of its judges had taken suo motu congnizance of media reports about the alleged sexual assault on women during Jat stir last month.
As the case came up for resumed hearing, Amicus Curie Anupam Gupta raised the demand for a CBI enquiry into the matter. He presented the details of a witness and his statement before the court.
Gupta told the court that the witness Bobby Joshi had met the SIT chief in Delhi but his statement was not recorded.
Haryana Additional Advocate-General lokesh Sinhal responding to the claims said that Joshi’s statement was based on hearsay and he did not allege sexual assault. He only said women were taken to the fields. Talking tough against the Government for trying to shield the culprits, the bench adjourned the matter for April 4.