<p>The Supreme Court on Friday sought a report from the West Bengal’s chief secretary on the action taken against the 13 people allegedly involved in the gang-rape of a tribal woman in the Birbhum district of West Bengal last month.<br /><br /></p>.<p>A bench presided over by Chief Justice P Sathasivam noted the absence of details on the follow-up action in the matter after perusing a report sent by the district judge at the instance of the apex court.<br /><br />The court had on January 24 taken suo motu cognizance of the incident and asked the district judge to submit a report.<br /><br />“In the report, we do not find any information about the steps taken by the police against the persons concerned. Accordingly, we direct the registrar of this court to forward a copy of the report of the district judge, Birbhum, to the chief secretary, West Bengal, and who in turn will submit a detailed report and the follow up action by the police concerned to this court within a period of two weeks,” said the bench in a brief order.<br /><br />The court also asked Additional Solicitor General Siddharth Luthra to assist in the matter.The district judge, along with chief judicial magistrate and a team of persons, had inspected the place in question and forwarded a report to the apex court.<br /></p>
<p>The Supreme Court on Friday sought a report from the West Bengal’s chief secretary on the action taken against the 13 people allegedly involved in the gang-rape of a tribal woman in the Birbhum district of West Bengal last month.<br /><br /></p>.<p>A bench presided over by Chief Justice P Sathasivam noted the absence of details on the follow-up action in the matter after perusing a report sent by the district judge at the instance of the apex court.<br /><br />The court had on January 24 taken suo motu cognizance of the incident and asked the district judge to submit a report.<br /><br />“In the report, we do not find any information about the steps taken by the police against the persons concerned. Accordingly, we direct the registrar of this court to forward a copy of the report of the district judge, Birbhum, to the chief secretary, West Bengal, and who in turn will submit a detailed report and the follow up action by the police concerned to this court within a period of two weeks,” said the bench in a brief order.<br /><br />The court also asked Additional Solicitor General Siddharth Luthra to assist in the matter.The district judge, along with chief judicial magistrate and a team of persons, had inspected the place in question and forwarded a report to the apex court.<br /></p>
