SIT Probe into ‘Anti-Naxal Operations’ by Police Undermines Federal Structure; Allowed Only in Exceptional Circumstances: Chhattisgarh High Court
The Chhattisgarh High Court recently delivered a significant ruling regarding the investigation of anti-Naxal operations by Special Investigation Teams (SIT). The bench, comprising Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Bibhu Datta Guru, clarified that routine counter-insurgency operations conducted by State or Central Security forces cannot be subjected to SIT investigations unless exceptional circumstances arise. The judgment came on a plea filed by a man seeking SIT probe into the alleged…
