Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court
has rejected CBI's plea to close the Shopian case involving
death of two women in controversial circumstances and directed
it to file an affidavit on polygraph tests conducted on six
persons, including four policemen, on directions of the court.
Recalling proceedings of the case so far, a Division
Bench comprising Chief Justice Barin Ghosh and Justice
Mohammad Yaqoob Mir yesterday observed that there was just a
cursory mention of polygraph tests conducted on the persons
directed by the court.
"The CBI shall file an affidavit explaining the details
of the polygraph tests," the court ordered.
The CBI had on Monday asked the High Court to close the
Shopian case as the investigating agency has already completed
its probe as per directions of the court and submitted
chargesheet in the relevant trial court.
Appearing on behalf of the CBI, senior advocate Anil Bhan
submitted before the Division Bench that the court should
close the case as there was nothing left for it to monitor.
"Since the investigating agency has already presented the
chargesheet before the relevant court, there is nothing left
to monitor for this Honourable Court. So, it is submitted that
the case may please be closed," Bhan said.
He said it was for the trial court to decide whether the
chargesheet was good or bad in the eyes of the law.
The Bench also directed the state government to file a
separate affidavit on the need to register a second FIR in
connection with the Shopian incident when one FIR of rape and
murder had already been registered in the case.
PTI
First Published: Wednesday, March 03, 2010, 19:15