The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard the PIL filed by Rhea Chakraborty to transfer the case of Sushant Singh Rajput from Bihar Police to Mumbai Police. The hearing took place before a bench headed by Justice Hrisheksh Roy. The Bihar government on Tuesday recommended a CBI investigation in actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death case, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said. "The state government has sent its recommendation for a CBI inquiry into the case filed by Mr K K Singh, the father of late Sushant Singh Rajput," Kumar tweeted in Hindi.
At the start of the hearing Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, informed the Supreme Court that the Central Bureau of Investigation had accepted the Bihar government's request for a probe by the Central agency into the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput.
Vikas Singh, Sushant's family's lawyer said that they suspected the Mumbai police were involved in the destruction of evidence. Sushant Singh Rajput's family's lawyer Vikas Singh opposed Rhea Chakraborty’s plea for a protective order in her favour. Further, Vikas Singh said that there can't be any further delay as evidence was already being tampered with. Further, the late actor's family's lawyer also informed the Court that an IPS officer from Bihar who had gone to investigate the case had been quarantined in Mumbai.
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Justice Hrishikesh Roy questioned the quarantining of the IPS officer from Patna, Bihar by officials in Mumbai and said that it did not send a good message as all eyes were on the case. Justice Roy asked the officials to ensure everything was done in a professional manner. Supreme Court judge Justice Roy asked the state of Maharashtra to put on record the details of the investigation related to the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput. Further, Justice Roy assured that the concern raised by the late actor's family about the Mumbai Police destroying evidence and said that it will be taken care of.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta requested the Court to make the Centre a party to the proceedings in response to which Justice Roy asked the Centre to file an application to do so. The Supreme court has given 3 days' time to the Maharashtra government and the police to place on record the details of their investigation in actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death probe. the matter will be taken up next week.
The SC also refused to grant protection to Rhea Chakraborty from coercive action.