New Delhi, February 19: The Supreme Court today dismissed a petition filed by Uttar Pradesh government seeking permission to file an appeal in the Nitish Katara murder case.
“After the case has been transferred outside Uttar Pradesh, does it have anything to do with the case?” a Bench comprising Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan and Justice Deepak Verma asked the state government before declining its plea.
Besides Uttar Pradesh government, main accused in the case Vikas Yadav, who has been sentenced to life imprisonment, had also filed a similar petition which was heard together.
“Once the case is transferred outside the state, it is the end of the matter (for that state government),” the Bench said and questioned “why was the case shifted to Delhi”.
“It is an assumption that the state prosecuting agencies were unable to conduct fair trial,” it further said.
–Agencies