Patna HC rejects plea for Judicial probe in NEET aspirant death case
Patna: In the suspicious death case of a NEET aspirant student, the Patna High Court recently refused to hear a petition demanding an independent judicial inquiry to be conducted by a retired judge of the Supreme Court or High Court.
The father of the deceased student had filed a criminal writ application. However, a single bench of Justice Arun Kumar Jha disposed of the application with the order that Since the state government has decided to order a CBI investigation into the matter, there is no need for any intervention by the High Court at this stage.
In addition, the petitioner has also appealed to the High Court to direct the Patna Police to provide security to the entire family of the deceased medical student. He alleged that the Special Investigation Team (SIT) constituted by the state government is harassing the girl's family instead of arresting the culprits.
However, government counsel Kinkar Kumar opposed the writ petition and told the court that the victim's father had filed this criminal writ at a premature stage, according to a TOI report.
Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had urged a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the death of a student preparing for the NEET in Patna.
This information was shared by Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary through a written post on 'X'. Mr Choudhary wrote, "Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has requested the Government of India to hand over the investigation of the murder case of a NEET student in Patna (Case Number- 14/26) to the CBI. This incident should be thoroughly and transparently investigated."
