Overview

• The High Court ruled that the victim’s parents must move the ACJM Sealdah court for permission to inspect the RG Kar Hospital site where their daughter was attacked.
• Justice Tirthankar Ghosh emphasized that the lower court holds jurisdiction and must be kept informed before any site-access orders are issued.
• The ACJM Sealdah court has been instructed to dispose of the parents’ application within 48 hours of its filing.
• The CBI, which took over the murder investigation from Kolkata Police last year, did not object to the request to inspect areas outside the seminar room where the doctor’s body was found.
• The West Bengal government opposed the plea, arguing it could be used to pursue a fresh probe or attract undue media attention.