Anurupa Pal
Published On: March 15,2022 at 19:47 IST
The Supreme Court allowed National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) to intervene in the Special Leave Petition filed by Tamil Nadu Director General of Police against the Order of the Madras High Court (Madurai Bench) which Transferred the Investigation in the Case relating to the Suicide of a girl in Thanjavur to the Central Bureau of Investigation.
The Bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Bela M Trivedi also granted the Child Rights Body Permission to submit the Documents with regards to the Enquiry Conducted by it in a Sealed Cover.
Advocate Swarupama Chaturvedi appearing for National Commission for Protection of Child Rights submitted before the Bench that it had filed an Intervention Application in the Case.
She also sought Permission to submit the Documents with regards to the Enquiry conducted by it in a Sealed Cover.
“It has further been Observed by National Commission for Protection of Child Rights that Mischief could have been done, both while the Child Victim was alive and while her death was being Investigated. National Commission for Protection of Child Rights feels Duty Bound to Submit the Findings of its Inquiry to Assist the Court with its findings and has come to the Hon’ble Court in the hopes that no other child would suffer from the similar fate as the Child Victim,” the Application filed through Advocate Swarupama Chaturvedi stated.
The girl, a Class 12 student of Sacred Heart Higher Secondary School, Michealpatti, had died on January 19 following an Attempt to Suicide.
After her death certain video clips of her recorded by a third party named Muthuvel emerged in social media, in which the girl had Allegedly made Statements about forcible conversion attempts.
The Madras High Court, through its judgement dated 31st January 2022 had Harshly Criticised the Investigation by the Tamil Nadu police for Ruling out the angle of Alleged attempts of Religious Conversion to Christianity from her school for making a Public Statement at such an Early stage.