Rescue Foundation vs. Senior Police Officer Shahada Police Station

ITEM NO.3 Court 7 (Video Conferencing) SECTION II-A

S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IA 56098/2020, in Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (Crl.) No(s). 6753/2017

(Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 24-08-2017 in CRLWP No. 325/2017 passed by the High Court Of Judicature At Bombay At Aurangabad)

RESCUE FOUNDATION Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

SENIOR POLICE OFFICER SHAHADA POLICE STATION & ORS.Respondent(s)

(MR. ROHIT K. SINGH, ADVOCATE HAS FILED VAKALATNAMA ON BEHALF OF STATE OF RAJASTHAN.ONLY I.A NO. 56098/20 TO BE LISTED IA No. 56098/2020 - CLARIFICATION/DIRECTION)

Date : 21-09-2020 These matters were called on for hearing today.

CORAM :

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S. ABDUL NAZEER HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B.R. GAVAI

For Petitioner(s) Mr. Balaji Srinivasan, AOR

For Respondent(s) Mr. Chinmay Khaladkar, Adv. Mr. Rahul Chitnis, Adv. Mr. Sachin Patil, AOR Mr. Geo Joseph, Adv.

• Ms. Shalu Sharma, AOR
• Dr. Manish Singhvi, Sr. Adv. Mr. D. K. Devesh, AOR
• Ms. Surabhi Sanchita, AOR
• Mr. Somanatha Padhan, AOR
• Digitally signed by GEETA AHUJA Date: 2020.09.23 14:53:31 IST Reason: Signature Not Verified
• Mr. Ajay Choudhary, AOR
  • Mr. Abhishek Gupta, Adv.

UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following O R D E R

Dr. Manish Singhvi, learned Senior counsel appearing for the State of Rajasthan submits that out of 18 girls, 5 girls have fled away and FIR against them has already been registered. In terms of the order of this court dated 08.07.2020, the parents of 13 girls have filed their respective affidavits. Sh. Balaji Srinivasan, learned counsel appearing for the Petitioner -Rescue Foundation, submits that mere filing of affidavit may not be sufficient and it would be just and proper to make further enquiry to find out the genuineness of the parents. In our view, the submission is reasonable.

Therefore parents of 13 girls who have filed affidavits before this Court are directed to appear before the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) of District Tonk, Rajasthan, within ten days from today and the CJM is directed to hold an enquiry and send a report to this Court in this regard, within six weeks.

State of Rajasthan is directed to file Status report in respect of the missing five girls within eight weeks.

List after eight weeks.

(NEELAM GULATI) (BEENA JOLLY) ASTT. REGISTRAR-cum-PS BRANCH OFFICER

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