- Delay in Reporting Unnatural Death: The Supreme Court condemned the Kolkata Police’s significant delay in recording the unnatural death of the trainee doctor, highlighting the disturbing gap between the postmortem and the registration of the case.
- Questioning Police Procedure: The bench, led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, expressed astonishment over the sequence of events, noting that the postmortem was conducted on August 9 before the case was officially recorded, which was seen as highly irregular.
- Call for Doctors to Resume Work: The Court urged protesting doctors to return to their duties and assured them that no punitive actions would be taken against them upon their return, emphasizing the importance of maintaining public health services.
- Directing Police Officer Appearance: The Supreme Court has ordered the Kolkata Police officer who initially handled the case to appear in court and provide details about the timing of the case registration.
- Transfer of Investigation to CBI: Following national outcry and protests, the Calcutta High Court transferred the investigation from Kolkata Police to the CBI, with the central agency taking over the probe on August 14.
Supreme Court’s Key Points on Kolkata Doctor’s Rape-Murder Case and Police Investigation
