Madras High Court Refuses CBI Probe in Veeramani POCSO Case

The Madras High Court declined to transfer the POCSO investigation involving granite businessman R.

What happened

The Madras High Court declined to transfer the POCSO investigation involving granite businessman R. Veeramani to the Central Bureau of Investigation. It said the Special Investigation Team should receive reasonable opportunity to complete its work before extraordinary transfer is considered. Serious allegations alone do not automatically justify a CBI probe; a court must examine whether the existing investigation is deficient or compromised. The SIT therefore continues, subject to judicial supervision and any later orders warranted by the record.

Legal significance

The legal effect is confined to the present ruling or procedural development. Allegations and submissions are not treated as established facts.

What follows

The matter proceeds according to the operative judicial or statutory process described above.

Source: Original report