2024 Supreme(SC) 674
D. Y. CHANDRACHUD, J. B. PARDIWALA, MANOJ MISRA
In Re: Alleged Rape And Murder Incident Of A Trainee Doctor In R. G. Kar Medical College And Hospital, Kolkata And Related Issues – Appellant
Versus
. – Respondent
Advocates appeared:
For the Petitioner(s): By Courts Motion
For the Respondent(s): Mr. Tushar Mehta, SG UOI Mr. Madhav Sinhal, Adv. Mr. Arkaj Kumar, Adv. Ms. Swati Ghildiyal, Adv. Mr. M.K. Maroria, AOR
For the State of WB : Mr. Kapil Sibal, Sr. Adv. Dr. Menaka Guruswamy, Sr. Adv. Mr. Sanjay Basu, Adv. Ms. Astha Sharma, Adv. Mr. Srisatya Mohanty, Adv. Mr. Nipun Saxena, Adv. Ms. Anju Thomas, Adv. Ms. Aparajita Jamwal, Adv. Mr. Sanjeev Kaushik, Adv. Ms. Mantika Haryani, Adv. Mr. Shreyas Awasthi, Adv. Mr. Utkarsh Pratap, Adv. Ms. Pratibha Yadav, Adv. Ms. Lihzu Shiney Konyak, Adv. Ms. Ripul Swati Kumari, Adv. Mr. Lavkesh Bhambhani, Adv. Ms. Arunima Das, Adv. Mr. Devadipta Das, Adv. Mr. Archit Adlakha, Adv. Mr. Aditya Raj Pandey, Adv. Mehreen Garg, Adv.
For the IMA : Mr. Maninder Singh, Sr. Adv. Mr. Prabhas Bajaj, Adv. Mr. Rishav Rai, Adv. Mr. Rithvik Mathur, Adv.
For the Intervenors : Ms Aparajita Singh, Sr. Adv. Ms. Vrinda Bhandari, AOR Ms. Pragya Barsaiyan, Adv. Ms. Anandita Rana, Adv. Ms. Vanshita Gupta, Adv. Mr. Madhav Aggarwal, Adv. Ms. Sayantani Basak, Adv. Mr. Vijay Hansaria, Sr. Adv. Ms. Sneha Kalita, AOR Ms. Kavya Jhawar, Adv. Ms. Nandini Rai, Adv. Mr. Sanjay Hegde, Sr. Adv. Mr. Omana Kuttan KK, Adv. Ms. Rambha Singh, Adv. Mr. Akhilesh Kr Mishra, Adv. Ms. Karuna Nundy, Sr. Adv. Mr. Satayam Singh, Adv. Mr. Sanjeev Gupta, Adv. Mr. Thomas Oommen, AOR Mr. Rajiv Ranjan, Adv. Mudrika Tomar, Adv. Mr. Amit Kumar Sharma, Adv. Tusharika Sharma, Adv. Sheetal Rajput, Adv. Mr. Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya, Sr. Adv. Mr. Samim Ahmed, Adv. Supratik Sarkar, Adv. Mr. Arnab Sinha, Adv. Mr. Bikram Banerjee, Adv. Mr. Imtiaz Ahmed, Adv. Mr. Sudipto Dasgupta, Adv. Mr. R.M. Patnaik, AOR Mr. Arvind, Adv. Ms. Shashi Kiran, Sr. Adv. Mr. Rohit Pandey, Adv. Mr. Ujjawal Gaur, Adv. Ms.Munisha, Adv. Ms. Astha Srivastava, Adv. Mr. Amit Mishra, Adv. Ms. Sangeeta Bhalla, Adv. Mr. Raghenth Basant, Sr. Adv. Mr. Ravi Raghunath, AOR Ms. Kaushitaki Sharma, Adv. Mr. Mahesh Jethmalani, Sr. Adv. Mr. Shoumendu Mukherji, AOR Ms. Mohini Priya, Adv. Mr. Jamshed Mistry, Adv. Mr. Sunil Khattri, Adv. Mr. Firdous Samin, Adv. Gopa Biswas, Adv. Ms. Jhuma Sen, Adv. Mr. Anirudh Sanganeria, Aor Mr. Phiroze Edulje, Adv. Mr. Anjan Datta, Adv. Ms. Ishitta Srivastava, Adv. Mr. Vishal Arun Mishra, AOR Ms. Sumon Pathak, Adv. Mr. V.J. Pushpakumar, Adv. Mr. Ibrahim Ahmed, Adv. Mr. Adarsh Kumar, Adv. Mr. Vishal Tiwari, Adv.
ORDER :
1. On 9 August, 2024, a thirty-one year old postgraduate doctor at RG Kar Medical College Hospital, Kolkata who was on a thirty six hour duty shift was murdered and allegedly raped inside the seminar room of the hospital. As horrific details have emerged in the course of media reportage, the brutality of the sexual assault and the nature of the crime have shocked the conscience of the Nation. The name and graphic images of the deceased have been widely circulated on social media without regard to her privacy or dignity.
2. Writ petitions were instituted before the Calcutta High Court seeking among other things, a court-monitored investigation of the crime and the conduct of the hospital authorities, including the role of the Principal of the medical college and other officials by a special team of investigating officers. It has been alleged that the parents of the deceased were initially informed that their daughter had committed suicide; they were permitted to see the dead body after several hours and a first information report in regard to the murder was registered belatedly by the police after several hours.
3. By its order dated 13 August 2024, the High Court transferred t
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