Today, On 23rd March, The Supreme Court of India issued notices to the Haryana government and its DGP on a plea seeking a CBI or SIT probe into a Gurugram minor’s rape, calling police conduct “shocking” and questioning their basic legal understanding.
The Supreme Court issued notices to the Haryana government, its DGP and others in response to a plea seeking a CBI or SIT investigation into the rape of a four-year-old girl in Gurugram.
A bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant, with Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M. Pancholi, directed the Gurugram police commissioner and the investigating officer to appear before the court on March 25 with the complete case records.
The court also instructed the district judge of Gurugram to obtain the magistrate’s response regarding allegations that the case was handled insensitively.
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Earlier, On March 20, the top court agreed to consider the petition requesting a CBI or SIT probe into the assault.
The matter was listed after senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi made an urgent mention, saying police had taken no action despite the child’s statement to the magistrate describing the horrific incident.
Rohatgi told the court,
“There is no arrest made. The site has not been secured. No CCTV (footage) taken. Household maids are involved,”
Rohatgi said the investigating officer, a woman, pressured the parents to withdraw the complaint. He also noted that the officer had been suspended for accepting a bribe in a different POCSO matter.
CJI Kant observed,
“What kind of insensitive has the police become? In a so-called metropolitan city, this is happening! You are dealing with a traumatised child,”
The Chief Justice expressed disbelief that the police asked the parents what they wanted to do, calling it “shocking” and questioning whether it is not the police’s duty to register an FIR and follow basic legal procedures.
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CJI stated,
“Shocking thing. The police inspector asking the parents, what do you want? Is it not their duty to register FIR? Don’t they understand the basics of the law?
The Chief Justice initially suggested that the petitioners approach the high court. Rohatgi countered that the relevant high court sits in Chandigarh while the victim’s father works in Gurugram, arguing that a “message should go from the highest court of the country” in this “horrific case”.
Case Title : XXX v. STATE OF HARYANA , W.P.(Crl.) No. 123/2026