Shimla : The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Tuesday exempted the CBI Director from personal appearance in the Kotkhai rape and murder case after accepting an affidavit filed by him.
Expressing dismay over the slow pace of the probe, the high court had earlier directed the CBI Director to file an affidavit by Tuesday and had stated that the officer will personally appear court on May 9, if the court is not satisfied by his response.
A division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Sandeep Sharma today accepted the affidavit filed by the CBI Director and expressed satisfaction over the CBI report.
The court directed the CBI to file the final status report by May 29, the next day of hearing. During the last hearing on April 25, the high court had expressed dismay over “leaking” of status reports filed in sealed cover in the case and had asked the CBI as to how these reports are being published in the media.