Dispelling the impression that the UP government is dragging its feet ': SC on Lakhimpur Kheri investigation

The Supreme Court on Wednesday quizzed the state police on the standing of investigation within the Lakhmpur Kheri case within which eight persons, together with four farmers were killed once a convoy of vehicles including one closely-held by Union MoS for Home Ajay Mishra crashed into them on Oct three and also the succeeding violence and remarked that it absolutely was obtaining the impression that the state is dragging its feet and asked it to dispel the same. “We assume you're dragging your feel. therefore please dispel that impression”, Justice Hima Kohli told Senior Advocate Harish Salve who appeared for the state.

The remarks came as Salve was replying to a question from the three-judge bench headed by justice of Republic of India N V Ramana and conjointly comprising Justice Hindu deity Kant, regarding the recording or statements of witnesses underneath Section 164 CrPC. The regime had filed a standing report that aforementioned that of forty four witnesses, statements of 4 had been recorded before a judicial functionary under Section 164 CrPC.

The CJI added that the judges had not got anything till Tuesday late night.

Justice Kohli expressed surprise over the statement and supplemental “we suppose you're dragging your feet. therefore please dispel that impression”. “Please raise them to require steps to record statement below Section 164”, added the CJI. At the outset, Salve told the bench that he had filed a standing report concerning the investigation in a very sealed cowl. however the bench aforementioned the sealed cover wasn't required. “We ne'er said something regarding sealed covers”, said Justice Kant. The CJI added that the judges had not got anything until Tuesday late night.