High court issues stay order on Murugha Mutt pontiff’s arrest warrant in POCSO case
Bengaluru: Hours after a Chitradurga court issued non-bailable arrest warrant against Murugha Mutt pontiff Muruga Sharan, main accused in the 2nd POCSO case, the Karnataka high Court, in response, issued a stay order on the arrest warrant.
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The orders were issued by a bench led by Justice Suraj Govindaraj, stating that the pontiff being brought to Chitradurga is a violation of the High Court order. At the same the HC has directed the Chitradurga District Jail to release Muruga Sharan.
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SC transfers RG Kar Medical College trainee doctor rape-murder case to Calcutta HC
New Delhi (PTI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday transferred the RG Kar Medical College trainee doctor rape and murder case to the Calcutta High Court.
The top court had taken suo motu cognisance of the case in 2024.
A bench of justices MM Sundresh and Satish Chandra Sharma directed that the case papers be sent to the high court.
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The top court also directed that a copy of the status report be given to the parents of the victim.
The body of the postgraduate trainee doctor was found in the hospital's seminar room on August 9 last year. The Kolkata Police arrested Sanjay Roy, a civic volunteer, the next day.
On January 20, a Kolkata trial court awarded convict Roy "life term imprisonment till death" in the case. The crime triggered nationwide outrage and prolonged protests in West Bengal.
The apex court, even after the primary conviction, is monitoring multiple ancillary issues, including regularising the unauthorised absence of doctors.
While taking suo motu notice of the case, the bench constituted a National Task Force (NTF) on August 20 last year to formulate a protocol to ensure the safety and security of medical professionals in the wake of the crime.
