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New Delhi, March 25: The bench led by CJI Surya Kant in Supreme Court has issued show-cause notices to Gurugram Police Commissioner and all officers of the Gurugram police, including the Police Commissioner, be disassociated with the investigation and ordered the constitution of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) with three senior-IPS rank-women officers to take over the probe of an alleged sexual-assault of a 4-year-old child victim as to why disciplinary action should not be taken against them for their insensitivity in dealing with the case and for downgrading the offence from Section 6 (aggravated penetrative sexual assault/ rape) to Section 9 (aggravated sexual assault) of the POCSO Act.
The bench also issued show cause notices to the members of the Child Welfare Committee to explain why they should not be removed from the Committee for their insensitive conduct in dealing with the child.
Court has also issued show cause notice to a Doctor of Max Hospital Gurugram Dr Babita Jain for explaining her conduct in having changed the contents of her report in respect to examination of the child victim.
The Court has also directed the Sessions Judge in Gurugram to place the proceedings in this matter before a POCSO court presided by a fairly senior woman judicial officer.
Bench added that if the State has any respect for the law, the police officers must be transferred immediately.
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