The Kerala High Court has set aside a magistrate’s order and directed the CBI to entrust further investigation into violinist Balabhaskar’s 2018 car accident death to an officer of proven integrity not below Additional SP rank.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court ruled that a District Collector has no authority under the Code of Criminal Procedure to direct police to recall a closure report or reopen a concluded investigation. It held that such executive interference unlawfully encroaches upon powers reserved exclusively for the judiciary.
