Gujarat Riots- Zakia Jafri's Plea Against Clean Chit To Narendra Modi- LIVE UPDATES From Supreme Court

Rohatgi: Kindly remember, I had submitted that the complaint in this proceeding is not a faithful copy of the original. Because now they are relying on the statement of Sharma.

Rohatgi: This is only, because SC said look into the matter. If I may say, the police did not take action for 4 years in view of the substantive matter pending before the trial court.

Rohatgi: He[TC] is cognisant of the protest, he has seen the closure, applied his mind to both the documents. Despite this, she wants to treat protest as a complaint. More perverse in my case, because she was offered to file complaint by HC in 2007. 

Rohatgi refers to the judgment cited by the other side on the issue of protest.

Solicitor General appearing on behalf of the State reads out the order of Supreme Court commending the SIT.

Rohatgi: We would like to refer to the judgment cited by the other side on the issue of protest and the role of the court.

Rohatgi: One more thing, Milord. Your lordship had asked if any other order commended the SIT. There is an order of 13.04.2017 of J. Khehar in the NHRC proceeding. This is a continued trust on the SIT itself.

Bench: Just because a number of cases are there, does not mean that larger conspiracy is multiple times.

The allegation, Mr. Rohatgi submitted, was of such a nature that the larger conspiracy would have an impact on all the cases.

Rohatgi: I submit that it is being driven by Petitioner No. 2 and not by the complainant. Your lordships opinion on larger conspiracy will now have an impact not only on Gulberg but all the other cases.

Rohatgi: Now in the protest of 2012, she says protest be treated as complaint. Judgment has been passed in the trial. So, some kind of estoppel will operate against her for not telling the truth when she deposed.