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The Supreme Court had asked all involved parties to submit written notes on Rhea Chakraborty’s plea for transfer of investigation.
On Thursday, Rhea Chakraborty, K.K Singh and Bihar Govt, Maharashtra Govt and CBI filed their written submissions in Supreme Court.
K.K Singh’s Submission
In his reply submitted to SC, SSR’s father K.K Singh said that his attempts to talk to Sushant which could’ve saved his life were thwarted by the accused persons.
According to Times Now, the family has also stated that they have no faith in Mumbai police. They added that Bihar govt has the complete jurisdiction to probe the FIR filed in Patna, as part of cause of action is in Patna.
Vikas Singh has also cited that the case is more appropriate for the CBI intervention as there are two states involved along with the fight for jurisdiction. The submission also says that crucial documents of the case and other important reports were not shared with the Bihar Police and hence the CBI probe to the matter is completely valid to get justice.
Talking about the case, SSR family lawyer also said – “The Court should give directions that Mumbai Police should help CBI in the investigation.”
Rhea Chakraborty’s Submission
On the other hand, Rhea Chakraborty, in her submission filed through her lawyer, said, “There is not even a remote whisper of any material to support the theory of ‘inter-state ramification’. The offence, if at all, as alleged is completely within the jurisdiction of Mumbai even as per the ED.”
The submisson further states that the transfer of investigation to CBI has been undertaken solely with the motive of rendering the instant petition “infructuous”.
“Purportedly commenced investigation is the foundation of the CBI case against the Petitioner which if found to be without jurisdiction, would cause the entire case of CBI and ED as well to be deemed as being wholly without jurisdiction,” says Rhea.
“A plain reading of the subject FIR is clearly indicative of the fact that no such consequence of such alleged act has ensued within the State of Bihar. The maximum that may be done in such instance, is for the FIR to be registered as a “Zero FIR” and the same may be forwarded to the police station having jurisdiction over the matter,” said Rhea in the written submission.
Also, Rhea’s submission states that the investigations in Bihar are “illegal and such illegal proceedings cannot be transferred to CBI in the present manner.”
However, Rhea Chakraborty said that if the honourable Supreme Court, using its powers, transfers the case to the CBI, she has no objection with the same.
“The Petitioner has no objection if the transfer of investigation to CBI is done in exercise of powers conferred upon this court under Article 142 of the Constitution of India. Otherwise, the present transfer from Bihar Police to CBI as is done is totally without jurisdiction and contrary to law.”
She also stated that the FIR filed (by the Patna police) is contradictory and does not indicate “how the alleged actions of the Petitioner led to the suicide of the deceased.”
Bihar Govt Submission
Meanwhile, Bihar Govt in its reply to Supreme Court claimed that Bihar Police has the jurisdiction to probe the Sushant Singh Rajput case, according to news agency ANI.
The Bihar government said that only they have registered an FIR in the case and have transferred the investigation to the CBI. Hence, Rhea Chakraborty’s plea of seeking a transfer of the case to Mumbai from Bihar is ineffective and should be dismissed. The Bihar government also said that the Mumbai Police is not registering an FIR due to political pressure and that they didn’t cooperate with the Bihar Police in their investigation.
“It is apparent that it is on account of political pressure in the State of Maharashtra that neither the FIR has been registered by the Mumbai Police nor did they extend any cooperation to Bihar Police in discharging their obligation to conduct investigation expeditiously.”
The reply also stated – “The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Bihar had requested the Mumbai authorities for removal of Vinay Tiwari, IPS, from quarantine, however, the same had been unfortunately disregarded by them.”
CBI’s Submission
As per India Today, CBI’s submission to Supreme Court said that there is no question of transferring the case to Mumbai as there is no case filed or pending there.
CBI said the Court should let CBI and ED continue their investigation. It further said the petition is misconceived & fit to be dismissed for many reasons.
The CBI’s submission also called the Mumbai Police’s recording of statements of 56 witnesses as “bereft of any legal backing” and requested the Supreme Court to not make an observation that, in any way, affects the investigation of the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
Maharashtra Govt’s Submission
Maharashtra Govt’s submission in Supreme Court said that Patna FIR is malafide & illegal and a single-judge bench can’t order for a CBI probe.
As per TOI – It also said that Bihar has no power to recommend the CBI probe and that power lies with the Maharashtra Government. The cause of action they say is only in Maharashtra.
It said that even the family initially said that it was suicide and the FIR in Bihar was born out of political pressure. It also stated that Maharashtra is probing the case professionally and impartially.
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