Sushant Singh Rajput Case: Supreme Court Reserves Judgement On Rhea Chakraborty's Plea

The Supreme Court kept the verdict on Rhea Chakraborty's transfer plea reserved and asked the parties to submit written notes by Thursday.

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday (August 11) reserved its verdict in Rhea Chakraborty’s plea for transfer of Sushant Singh Rajput’s death probe from Bihar to Mumbai. The apex court asked all the concerned parties to submit written notes of all precedent judgments by Thursday (August 13).  After hearing arguments from Sushant's father's counsel, Rhea Chakraborty's lawyer, counsel representing the Maharashtra and Bihar government, the top court asked them to submit brief written notes and reserved its judgement in the case. SC will remain shut on Wednesday on account of Janmashtami 2020. The next hearing has been scheduled for Thursday. Rhea Chakraborty had filed a fresh petition on Monday (August 10), complaining against the ‘unfair media trial’. She alleged that the matter is being blown out of proportion as news channels are ‘examining and cross-examining the witnesses’ in the case. Through her lawyer in the Supreme Court, Rhea Chakrborty said that she was being 'victimised' after Sushant's demise. The 'Jalebi' actress' counsel Shyam Diwan argued that the FIR was filed against her client in Patna due to political influence.  Divan told the bench that the FIR lodged by Sushant's dad against Rhea Chakraborty has no connection with any offence in Patna. He added that there was a considerable amount of state's interference in the case. Bihar government's counsel, however, contended that there was political pressure in Maharashtra and not Bihar. Senior advocate Maninder Singh, who is representing Bihar government, told Justice Hrishikesh Roy that the FIR registered in Patna in Sushant's case is 'legal and valid'. He alleged that Maharashtra Police didn't cooperate with Bihar Police in the case. Sushant Singh Rajput’s case took a new turn when his father KK Singh filed an FIR against Rhea Chakraborty and five others under various sections of the IPC including abetment to suicide. Rhea moved the SC and filed a petition to transfer the case from Bihar to Mumbai. The 'Pavitra Rishta' actor was found hanging from the ceiling of his apartment in Mumbai on June 14.