#SupremeCourt to hear plea pertaining to 22 alleged 'fake encounters' conducted by the Gujarat Police between 2002 and 2007
Adv. Prashant Bhushan: They have not done anything. State of Gujarat is interested in delaying the matter.
Counsel: I am for State of Gujarat. I am being led by the Solicitor General. He is before another court. It may be passed over.
Justice SK Kaul: Let the Solicitor come.
Counsel: I am for State of Gujarat. I am being led by the Solicitor General. He is before another court. It may be passed over.
Justice SK Kaul: Let the Solicitor come.
Bhushan: Your lordships had appointed Justice Bedi.
SG: These are investigations under CrPC. We received letters from officers of investigating agency that nothing be shared by the Court, accused and the PP.
SG: These are investigations under CrPC. We received letters from officers of investigating agency that nothing be shared by the Court, accused and the PP.
SG: Some people from other States have identified some particular time period for enquiry. Should the documents be shared with strangers? There selective public interest...
Justice Kaul: ...We have to hear on whether the report has to be implemented or not.
Justice Kaul: ...We have to hear on whether the report has to be implemented or not.
SG: The only thing is that whether the record should be shared with strangers. I challenge their locus. It is motivated public interest.
Bhushan: There is a judgment by Supreme Court that how things are to be done is such situations of fake. encounter. In the present case,today, a retired judge has given a report saying that at least 3 encounters seems to be fake encounters.
Bhushan: They have to follow the guidelines laid down by this court.
Justice Kaul: We had kept this matter today only to see if compliance has been done. We will list it for hearing.
Justice Kaul: We had kept this matter today only to see if compliance has been done. We will list it for hearing.
Bench: SG for State Govt submits that the material encounter wise has been segregated and paperback has been prepared, but reservation is expressed in sharing the same with the petitioner. He is joined in by Senior Adv. Mukul Rohatgi appearing for the three officers...
Bench: ...we will thus have to address this issue. This may be listed on regular board on 12th July.
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