SC accepts CBI plea, allows SIT to file charge sheet

CBI argued that the accused would get statutory bail on account of non-filing of charge sheets within the stipulated time period

July 21, 2015 01:52 am | Updated November 17, 2021 01:52 am IST - NEW DELHI:

The Supreme Court on Monday accepted a plea by the Central Bureau of Investigation to permit the Special Task Force (STF) and the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Madhya Pradesh police to file charge sheets in Vyapam scam cases where investigation has been completed.

The CBI had approached the Supreme Court on July 16 with the plea that the State investigating agencies should be allowed to file charge sheets in certain cases, since the transfer of about 185 Vyapam scam cases from the SIT to the bureau would take time. “Otherwise, the accused will get statutory bail on account of non-filing of charge sheets within the stipulated time period,” the probe agency had said.

On July 9, the Supreme Court ordered that the probe into all Vyapam scam cases and the deaths allegedly linked to it be transferred to the CBI. The apex court was hearing a batch of petitions, including one filed by former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh, seeking an apex court-monitored CBI probe into all cases arising out of the scam.

Apart from the fraud in various examinations for appointment to various government posts and admissions to professional institutions by the Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board (MPPEB), also known by its Hindi acronym Vyapam, the CBI is also investigating the mysterious death of people related to the scandal.

The CBI has already registered cases and is probing the deaths of TV journalist Akshay Singh and MBBS student Namrata Damor.

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