How can appeals against a report of an SIT established by any court be an “abuse of process?” Will SIT reports henceforth be outside the purview of judicial appeal?
The Supreme Court’s recent judgement in Zakia Jafri’s case does not deviate from precedents of criminal jurisprudence and follows established principles in this regard. No fault can be found with the court’s judgement, especially how well settled the law regarding investigation, closure reports and protest petitions is.