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The Supreme Court connected Wednesday (October 8, 2025) sought an mentation from the CBI and the Madhya Pradesh authorities implicit the hold successful arresting 2 policemen progressive successful the alleged custodial decease of a 24-year-old man.
A Bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and R. Mahadevan passed the bid aft the CBI informed it that some absconding officers person been arrested.
The apical tribunal noted that the officers were not arrested contempt the May 15 order, and the State authorities swung into enactment lone pursuant to the filing of the contempt petition and the observations made by it.
"What happened each these days? Why couldn't you hint them? We person to astir framework contempt charges for you to act. This is not however Supreme Court bid should beryllium applied. There was a three-judge Bench bid to arrest.
"What departmental enactment against the 2 officers? They filed for anticipatory bail contempt this court's bid that they should beryllium arrested? the Bench observed.
During the hearing, Additional Solicitor General Raja Thakare, appearing for the CBI, informed the tribunal that it has complied with its bid and some of them person been arrested.
"While Uttam Singh was arrested successful Indore connected September 27, Sanjeev Singh was taken into custody successful Shivpuri connected October 5. They are presently lodged astatine Indore jail.
The Bench besides directed the State authorities to pass what departmental enactment has been taken against the 2 officers.
The substance has present been posted for proceeding connected November 6.
The apical tribunal was proceeding a contempt plea of the parent of the unfortunate alleging non-compliance of the apical court's May 15 order.
On May 15, the apex tribunal had castigated the Madhya Pradesh authorities for not taking enactment against policemen progressive successful the alleged custodial decease and transferred the probe to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
The apex tribunal past castigated the Madhya Pradesh authorities for not taking enactment against policemen progressive successful the alleged custodial death, and transferred the probe to the CBI.
The incumbent investigating serviceman had said helium took implicit the lawsuit connected June 30 and connected July 2, helium arrested a constabulary authoritative who was allegedly progressive successful custodial torture arsenic revealed by the eye-witness.
While proceeding the substance connected September 25, the seat slammed the Madhya Pradesh authorities and the CBI for the hold successful suspending the 2 absconding constabulary officials and warned of contempt action.
It said the constabulary officials had been absconding since April but were not suspended. The CBI's counsel had informed the apex tribunal that the 2 officers were suspended connected October 1.
The Bench had earlier chided the CBI for not arresting the absconding constabulary officials.
