[Hathras Case] Pleas Seeking SIT Probe And Witness Protection Hearing [Live-Updates From Supreme Court]

#CJI Bench rises and the hearing concludes.

Supreme Court is expected to pass order later.

Senior Advocate Colin Gonsalves says that a court-monitored SIT should investigate, not the CBI.

SG says that the state is completely non-partisan here.

#CJI says that he will do so.

Senior Advocate Harish Salve appears for the Director General of Police (UP)

"Whoever wants the protection to be handed over to the CRPF, we are fine with that but let that not be a reflection on the UP Police. My Lords may clarify that"

Bhatt says that she adopts Jaising's arguments.

A number of other lawyers seek to make submissions.

Bhatt says that no money has been collected and that she appears for an organisation.

"FIR's have been filed in the case as well as for the cremation which was carried out at night," she adds.

Advocate Aparna Bhatt seeks to make submissions.

SG interjects. He says "No one should be allowed to collect money in the name of this case"

Luthra for one of the accused:

While this is on, the victims family should not be dispensing with details of the Investigation, I will not get a fair trial.

#CJI tells him to go to the HC, "we are not entertaining this".

Jaising refers to the Unnao Rape case,

"There the victim died, here the victim has already died. We don't know how many more people in the family are safe. It is critical for the trial to be transferred out of Uttar pradesh"

We want intensive monitoring of the case by a constitutional court. We want a special PP to be appointed. We are not satisfied by witness protection granted by the UP Govt but want it by the CRPF. The victims have grievance against the State, says Jaising