Courts must not interfere in cop probe: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India ruled that criminal investigations are the exclusive domain of the police and that courts should not interfere with the duration of probes. The court quashed a High Court order that had granted default bail to PFI members due to a delay in filing a chargesheet.
Why it matters
This ruling reinforces the separation of powers and limits judicial oversight over ongoing police investigations, particularly in sensitive anti-terrorism cases.
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday said investigation of a crime was the police's exclusive domain and should be left to the investigating agency's discretion, and courts should not interfere to decide when a probe should stop.Quashing a Bombay High Court order which had refused to grant an extension of time to file a chargesheet against a Popular Front of India (PFI) member, after which the accused were granted default bail, a bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Shree Chandrashekhar said the HC committed an error in not granting more time to the anti-terrorism squad of Mumbai police to complete the probe."Investigation of a crime is the exclusive domain of the police. It is not the jurisdiction of the court to decide when the investigation in a case should stop.
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