Contradictory Reports By Two Investigation Agencies In UP About MBBS Student's Death: Supreme Court Orders Further Investigation By CBI

The Supreme Court has directed CBI to conduct further investigation into unnatural death of an MBBS Student in 2017.

Anadi Dixit had lodged the First Information Report after the unnatural death of his daughter who was enrolled in an educational institution pursuing MBBS course. Initially, two persons were arraigned as accused for commission of offences under Section 306/201 of the Indian Penal Code. Subsequently, investigation was handed over to crime investigation division CBCID which now filed a closure report. In these circumstances, Dixit approached the Apex Court by filing a writ petition.

The bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Sudhanshu Dhuliia noted these developments and also that there are certain other cases of unnatural death, which appear to be cases of suicide in different institutions within the same district.

"A young girl child has died an unnatural death while pursuing medical studies and two investigating agencies have given reports, one in the form of charge-sheet arraigning two individuals as accused and the other filing closure report. In view of the fact that there appears to be contradiction in the two reports filed by the two investigating agencies and also considering the nature of these cases, we are of the opinion that further investigation ought to be undertaken by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the two investigating agencies shall assist the CBI in this regard.", the bench observed in the order.

The Tribune reports that, over the past three years alone, six students have died in this institution campus. Five were alleged to have committed suicide though no suicide note was found in four cases and one was found dead in his hostel room, head on the table.

Senior Advocate Siddartha Dave appeared for the petitioner.

Case details

Anadi Dixit vs UoI | 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 61 |  WP(Crl) 68/2018 | 23 Jan 2023 | Justices Aniruddha Bose and Sudhanshu Dhuliia

Headnotes

Constitution of India, 1950 ; Article 32 - CBI Investigation - A young girl child has died an unnatural death while pursuing medical studies and two investigating agencies have given reports, one in the form of charge-sheet arraigning two individuals as accused and the other filing closure report - Further investigation ought to be undertaken by Central Bureau of Investigation.

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