The Supreme Court has reserved the verdict on Rhea Chakraborty vs Sushant Singh Rajput death case. The next hearing of Rhea's plea will be on Thursday, August 13. After hearing arguments from the representatives of all parties, including Shyam Divan for Rhea Chakraborty, Vikas Singh for KK Singh (Sushant Singh Rajput's father), Abhishek Manu Singhvi for Maharashtra government and Maninder Singh for Bihar government, the apex court said that the Maharashtra and Bihar governments, in their arguments, have both made out a strong case for an investigation by an independent central agency. The SC allotted all parties time till Thursday to submit a brief report.

"We don't know whether the petitioner [Rhea Chakraborty] is an accused, a witness or a victim in the case. But she has approached this court to get the case transferred. But there is no case yet. It's an investigation. The Maharashtra affidavit says Mumbai police is investigating all aspects of the matter. None of us disagree that the investigation must take place and it has to be free, fair impartial and truth revealing. They say the family was questioned and they did not indicate any suspicion. It's a common accepted fact that there is no FIR in Mumbai. Section 174 investigation is only about inquiry into the accidental death," the Supreme Court said.

In conclusion, the SC reserved the verdict on Rhea Chakraborty's plea for transfer of investigation to Mumbai. The SC said, "All parties given time till Thursday to file brief written submissions. Towards the end of the hearing, lawyers [may] make political allegations."

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