Judges receiving threats but IB, CBI not helping, says SC

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Updated At : 12:05 PM Aug 07, 2021 IST

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Satya Prakash

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, August 6

The Supreme Court on Friday pulled up the CBI and the Intelligence Bureau for not properly responding to complaints with regard to harassment of judges who often receive threats in cases involving gangsters.

“There are several cases in the country which involve gangsters and where high-profile people are accused. So judges are threatened mentally through messages. Complaints were made, but the CBI has done nothing,” a Bench led by Chief Justice of India NV Ramana said.

“It’s a new trend in this country. If an adverse order is passed, the judiciary is maligned,” he added. The comments came during the hearing of a suo motu PIL proceedings initiated by the CJI on judges’ safety in the wake of alleged murder of a judge in Dhanbad, Jharkhand last month.

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