HC slams police lapses, orders CID probe into 2022 assault case

Karnataka high court ordered CID probe into a 2022 assault case, citing police lapses.

Justice M Nagaprasanna found police investigated only attempted murder under Section 307 IPC, ignoring allegations of attempted rape.

The court cited the Supreme Court's Devendra Nath Singh vs State of Bihar ruling, stating fair investigation is part of Article 21.

Lapses included failure to examine bloodstains in the car, missing clothes and shoes, and not sending a plastic cover to forensic lab.

The survivor's 2023 petition for further investigation was allowed; CID will take over the probe.