PANAJI: The Goa Bench of Bombay High
court on Friday termed the police investigations into rape of the German minor
as neither "just nor fair".
"We have no hesitation in observing that
the investigation into the case is neither just nor fair. The jurisprudence is
to ensure that just, fair and logical investigation in accordance with criminal
procedure code and police manual," the bench ruled today.
The bench
comprising Chief Justice Swatanter Kumar and Justice Nelson A Britto came down
heavily on the investigating officers in the sensational German minor rape case.
The German lady had accused Goa state education minister Atanasio
Monserratte's son Rohit and public works department minister Churchill Alemao's
nephew Warren of sexually exploiting her 14-year-old daughter.
The
bench which heard the case for most of the part of the day today also asked the
police why the case be not handed over to the specialized agency like Central
Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
Expressing its reservations over the
granting of bail to Rohit by Goa children's court, the High Court also asked the
state to issue showcause notice to the accused why his bail order should not be
quashed and he directed to surrender.
Superintendent of Police
(North) Bosco George and police inspector Tushar Vernekar investigating the case
were also warned by the bench to make sure that the investigation is
fair.