IN RE. Vs. STATE OF U.P.

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Heard Mr. Gopal S. Chaturvedi, learned Senior Advocate, Amicus Curiae and learned Advocate General.

(2.) On 11 April 2018, Mr. Gopal Chaturvedi, at 10.00 a.m. presented a letter in the open Court with news paper cuttings, drawing our attention to the incident at Unnao, where a minor girl was allegedly raped by a Member of Legislative Assembly, Mr. Kuldeep Singh Sengar. We immediately directed the office to register the letter as Public Interest Litigation. Our order dated 11.04.2018, reads thus:

(3.) Yesterday when the matter was taken up, learned Advocate General, assisted by Additional Advocate General Mr. Neeraj Tripathi with two top police officers, including the one who led the SIT constituted by the Government of Uttar Pradesh, with the entire record of cases were present in the Court. We have heard Mr. Gopal Chaturvedi and Advocate General at considerable length and with their assistance gone through the material to which our attention was drawn.