The Supreme Court of India has issued formal notice on a special leave petition requesting the registration of a criminal First Information Report against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over an altercation during an October 12 political demonstration. The petitioner, a media reporter who was pregnant at the time, alleges that she was pushed and sustained physical distress during crowded press scrum conditions surrounding the political rally.
A judicial bench led by the Chief Justice agreed to examine the grievance after lower courts declined to issue emergency directions to the municipal police department. Counsel representing the complainant argued that law enforcement authorities failed to carry out mandatory statutory duties under the Code of Criminal Procedure when investigating cognizable complaints involving assault on working journalists. The bench directed responses from the political leader alongside state policing authorities within four weeks, clarifying that the judicial notice was issued purely to determine whether established criminal investigation protocols were followed without bias.
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https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/supreme-court-seeks-response-on-plea-alleging-rahul-gandhi-pushed-a-pregnant-journalist-during-the-october-12-march/article71630580.ece