[Sushant Singh Rajput Case] SC Hearing Rhea Chakraborty's Transfer Petition [LIVE UPDATES]

Solicitor General appears for #CBI seeks to make submissions.

However, Sr Adv Abhishek Manu Singhvi for Maharashtra first making submissions.

“Baseless jurisdiction of Bihar. This case is not of Bihar or Maharashtra but a way of subverting process of law” #SushanthSinghRajput

Singh for Bihar: Petitioner #RheaChakraborty herself relied upon social media and puts out a post! Now she wants protection.

Singh For Bihar: Obligation on the IO to conduct the investigation— regardless of territorial jurisdiction. Singh says that he would like to refer to a judgement with citation 78(2)SCC135.

Singh for Bihar: On the absence of terrotorial juridiction, I would like to read out a judgement.

“....In view of section 178 of the CRPC, the offence can be tried by a triable court. No proceedings of a police officers can be challenged under CRPC.

Singh for Bihar: What I have done viz. registration of the FIR is my duty as the Government.

Whether jurisdiction or not will be looked into when investigation is complete.

Singh for Bihar: Looks like there is political pressure in Maharashtra which disallowed the registration of FIR in #SushantSingRajputDeathCase.

Lets not forget quarantine of Bihar IPS officer.

Singh for Bihar : As far as the delay in filing of FIR by Bihar Police is concerned, no activity by MumbaiPolice

— pertinent to note that my FIR is the only FIR in this case.

It seems, there is Political Pressure in Maharashtra — not Bihar, thereby stopping registration of FIR!

Singh for Bihar: The inquiry investigation under 174 & 175 of CRPC - has to carry out. Registration of FIR was extremely necessary to come to the aspect of whether the death of #SushantSingRajput was Homicide or Suicide.

MumbaiPolice did not do so!

Singh for Bihar: 56 witnesses examined by Mumbai police. I am told that the interim report of post mortem came on june 17 and final report on june 25.

Maharashtra has not registered an FIR.

Only mentions 174 & 175.

Comes straight to examining witnesses.

Sr. Adv. Maninder Singh for Bihar refers to  Rhea's tweet seeking a CBI inquiry into the Late Actors Case.