National Commission For Protection Of Child Rights vs. Rajesh Kumar

COURT NO.13

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

Suo Moto Writ Petition (Crl) No(s). 1/2019

• ALARMING RISE IN THE NUMBER OF REPORTED CHILD RAPE INCIDENTS TN RF:
• Date: 19-08-2019 This matter was called on for hearing today.
• CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK GUPTA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIRUDDHA BOSE

Mr. V. Giri, Sr. Advocate (A.C.) Svadha Shankar, Adv.

Mr. Surinder Singh Rathi, Registrar, Supreme Court of India

For Petitioner(s) By Courts Motion

Mr. D. Rama Krishna Reddy, Adv. Ms. Poonam Kaushik, Adv. Ms. Gagan Deep Gaur, Adv.

Mr. Rajat Nair, Adv. For Respondent(s) $\mathbf{CBI}$ Mr. Kanu Agrawal, Adv. Mr. A.K. Sharma, Adv.

• State of U.P. Ms. Garima Prasad, Adv. Mr. Sarvesh Singh Baghel, Adv. Mr. Pranav Kaashyap, Adv. Mr. Rishi Raj Sharma, Adv. Ms.Saumya Jay Karan Singh, Adv. Ms. Harshita Raghuvanshi, Adv.
• Bihar Mr. Abhinav Mukerji, Adv. Mr. Siddharth Garg, Adv. Mrs. Bihu Sharma, Adv.

IMPL Mr. Subhasish Mohanty, AOR

UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following

ORDER

We have perused the report of the CBI. This Court, vide order d 01.08.2019, granted an outer limit of two weeks to complete the investigation. On perusal of the report, we find that the CBI

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has done extensive investigation but some loose ends need to be tied up. Some of the investigation relates to collating and analyzing the material already collected, especially the electronic records. Most importantly the statements of the victim and her counsel who was driving the car could not be recorded till date, as they are both not in a position to make a statement. Though CBI seeks for four weeks' further time to complete the investigation, we grant time till 6th September, 2019.

List the matter on 6th September, 2019.

Mr. V. Giri, learned Amicus points out that the counsel for the victim is still in a critical condition. Though he has been shifted to AIIMS yet his condition is still far from satisfactory. A lot of money is required for his treatment and attendance. Though treatment has been provided to him free at AIIMS, there are expenditure which needs to be made. We, therefore, direct the State of U.P. to pay a sum of Rs.5,00,000/- (Rupees five lacs only) to the wife of the victim's counsel within three days from today. The amount be adjusted against the compensation finally adjudicated.

(MEENAKSHI KOHLI) (RENU KAPOOR) COURT MASTER COURT MASTER