Bombay HC forms SIT to probe encounter of accused in Badlapur case
This story was originally published at 16:55 IST on 7 April 2025
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NEW DELHI – The Bombay High Court on Monday formed a special investigation team to probe the encounter death of Akshay Shinde, who was accused of sexually abusing two minor girls inside the toilet of a school in Badlapur, Maharashtra. Shinde was killed in an incident of firing in a police van after he was taken in custody by the police.
This course of action is warranted in the interest of justice, to advance the cause of justice, and to uphold public confidence in the justice delivery system, the high court said. It is necessitated keeping in mind the adage "justice must not only be done, but seen to be done", the court said.
The high court said that refusal to investigate a crime undermines the "rule of law", erodes public faith in justice, and allows perpetrators to go unpunished. The reluctance of the police to even register a first information report has left petitioner Anna Maruti Shinde and his wife feeling helpless, forcing them to forgo closure over their son's untimely death, the court said. Such negligence weakens public trust in institutions and compromises the legitimacy of police authorities, the court said. "As a constitutional court, we cannot permit this and be mute spectators," the court added.
The petitioner had written a complaint to the commissioner of police, Kalwa, Thane, and the deputy general of police of Maharashtra state. Aggrieved by the inaction of the police in registering a first information report and conducting proper investigation, the petitioner moved the court to seek direction to the police to conduct investigation through a special investigating team. End
Reported by Surya Tripathi
Edited by Avishek Dutta
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