US EditionSupreme Court Transfers High-Profile Medical College Case to Calcutta High Court
The Supreme Court handed over case monitoring to Calcutta High Court to ensure local oversight and address investigation delays, directing CBI reports be shared with the victim's parents.
- On Wednesday, December 17, 2025, the Supreme Court of India transferred its suo motu R.G. Kar Medical College trainee doctor rape-and-murder case to the Calcutta High Court, directing the Chief Justice to constitute a Division Bench and transmit case papers.
- The Supreme Court's involvement followed after it took suo motu cognisance and the victim's parents alleged mishandling, with the case originating from the August 9, 2024 incident at R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata.
- A trial court ruling on January 20 found Roy guilty and sentenced him to life imprisonment, Kolkata Police arrested Sanjay Roy the next day, and investigators say Sandip Ghosh and Abhijit Mondal were also arrested amid allegations of a larger conspiracy.
- The court ordered that the CBI status report be provided to the parents of the deceased trainee doctor after Senior Advocate Karuna Nundy sought it, and refused the plea to transfer the case to the Delhi High Court.
- Public protests and outrage have kept pressure on authorities, with the Supreme Court of India continuing to monitor ancillary issues like regularising unauthorised absence of medical professionals.
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Supreme Court Transfers Suo Moto Case on RG Kar Doctor Rape to Calcutta High Court
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Supreme Court has ordered the transfer of the suo moto case it had initiated to monitor the investigation and other issues, including the formation of a National Task Force (NTF) in connection with the rape of a trainee doctor in RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, to the Calcutta High Court. India News | Supreme Court Transfers Suo Moto Case on RG Kar Doctor Rape to Calcutta …
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awazthevoice.inSupreme Court transfers suo moto case on RG Kar Doctor Rape to Calcutta High Court
The Supreme Court has ordered the transfer of the suo moto case it had initiated to monitor the investigation and other issues, including the formation of a National Task Force (NTF) in connection with the rape of a trainee doctor in RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, to the Calcutta High Court.
Supreme Court Transfers High-Profile Medical College Case to Calcutta High Court
The Supreme Court has shifted the high-profile RG Kar Medical College trainee doctor rape and murder case to the Calcutta High Court. Initially, the apex court took suo motu cognisance in 2024. Despite a life sentence already given, the court continues to address related issues, including safety protocols for doctors.
RG Kar Rape and Murder: SC Transfers Suo Moto Case to Calcutta High Court
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Wednesday transferred to the Calcutta High Court the suo motu proceedings it had initiated in the aftermath of the ghastly rape and murder of a junior woman doctor at the state-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata. A Bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and Satish Chandra Sharma directed that the matter be placed before a Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court to oversee compliance with the directio…
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