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4mo ago

Supreme Court Transfers RG Kar Suo Motu Case to Calcutta High Court, Orders CBI to Share Reports With Victim's Parents

The High Court will now oversee compliance with the Supreme Court’s hospital-safety directives arising from the case.

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The order was passed in a suo motu proceeding initiated by the top court soon after the incident took place in August 2023. (Sanjay Sharma)
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Overview

  • A bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and Satish Chandra Sharma referred the suo motu matter to a Calcutta High Court division bench and directed the registry to transmit all records.
  • The Court instructed the CBI to provide the investigation status reports it filed to the victim’s parents for transparency.
  • The Supreme Court said the Calcutta High Court is the proper forum given a petition by the victim’s parents is pending there, which avoids parallel proceedings.
  • The High Court may consider the National Task Force’s recommendations after the Supreme Court earlier flagged systemic safety deficiencies in public hospitals.
  • Background: the Calcutta High Court moved the probe to the CBI on August 13, 2024, and a Sealdah sessions court sentenced prime accused Sanjoy Roy to life imprisonment in January 2025.