The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a public interest litigation seeking CBI investigation into the "extra-judicial killing" of 28-year old Bharat Bhushan Tiwari in Bhojpur, Bihar.

A partial Court working days bench of Justices MM Sundresh and Sheel Nagu asked the petitioner, Advocate Vishal Tiwari, to approach the Patna High Court.

"We will not entertain. Will grant liberty to approach HC. It's better to go to HCs, because they are monitoring better," Justice Sundresh said.

Briefly put, the PIL filed by Advocate Vishal Tiwari, seeks registration of an FIR against the police party that "killed" Tiwari in an alleged fake encounter. It further seeks constitution of an Independent Expert Committee under the Chairmanship of a former Supreme Court judge to inquire into the death.

As per allegations, Bharat Bhushan Tiwari died in an encounter in Bihar on June 17. The petition refers to the statement of Tiwari's father that his son was shot even after he laid down the weapon.

The petitioner avers that the "encounter", which was livestreamed by Bharat Bhushan Tiwari on his Facebook page, took place within 24 hours of the police claiming that he was mentally unstable and efforts were going on to take him into safe custody.

In the backdrop of claims by local people and Tiwari's father that he was killed despite surrendering, the petitioner says that it is important to see whether an impartial probe was launched and guidelines in PUCL v. State of Maharashtra followed.

"The police when becomes DARE DEVILS than the entire Rule of law collapses and generates the fear in the mind of people against police which is very dangerous for the Democracy and this also results into further crime", the plea states.

Case Title: VISHAL TIWARI vs. UNION OF INDIA, W.P.(Crl.) No. 242/2026