New Delhi, Feb. 7 -- The Supreme Court on Friday declined to interfere with the Kerala High Court's directive to register FIRs based on depositions made before the Justice Hema Committee regarding allegations of sexual exploitation in the Malayalam cinema industry.
A bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath, Justice Sanjay Karol, and Justice Sandeep Mehta underscored that the police are duty-bound to investigate upon receiving information about a cognizable offence. "Under criminal jurisprudence, there can be no injunction restraining police from proceeding as per the law under Section 173 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS)," the bench observed.
The apex court's decision came while dismissing Special Leave Petitions (SLPs) filed...