Overview

• A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta dismissed the Article 32 plea as withdrawn with permission to approach the Gujarat High Court.
• The Court refused interim orders sought for an AIIMS medical board and for preservation of CCTV from Botad Town Police Station, advising the petitioner to seek urgent relief before the High Court.
• The petition requested a court‑monitored SIT or a CBI probe excluding Gujarat‑cadre officers into alleged torture and sexual assault of a 17‑year‑old detainee.
• The filing claims the boy was held from August 19 to 28 without being produced before a magistrate or the Juvenile Justice Board and without a required medical examination.
• According to the plea, the minor is in the ICU at Zydus Hospital in Ahmedabad undergoing dialysis after kidney damage, with allegations of coerced signatures and no action on an NGO’s request for suspensions and an FIR.