<p>The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a petition demanding criminal prosecution and initiation of contempt proceedings against a member of the Special Investigation Team (SIT), which investigated the Ishrat Jahan alleged fake encounter case in Gujarat.<br /><br /></p>.<p>A three-judge bench presided over by Justice H L Dattu refused to admit a plea by Gopinath Pillai, father of Pranesh Pillai alias Javed Sheikh, who was among the four killed in the encounter on the outskirts of Ahmedabad in June, 2004.<br /><br />The bench, also comprising Justices M Y Iqbal and S A Bobde, said that the petition was premature and that Pillai should wait for some more time to see if the CBI takes action based on his complaint.<br /><br />Senior advocate Colin Gonsalves, appearing for Pillai, sought actions against SIT member Mohan Jha for allegedly seeking to dissuade witnesses in the case from making incriminating depositions.</p>
<p>The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a petition demanding criminal prosecution and initiation of contempt proceedings against a member of the Special Investigation Team (SIT), which investigated the Ishrat Jahan alleged fake encounter case in Gujarat.<br /><br /></p>.<p>A three-judge bench presided over by Justice H L Dattu refused to admit a plea by Gopinath Pillai, father of Pranesh Pillai alias Javed Sheikh, who was among the four killed in the encounter on the outskirts of Ahmedabad in June, 2004.<br /><br />The bench, also comprising Justices M Y Iqbal and S A Bobde, said that the petition was premature and that Pillai should wait for some more time to see if the CBI takes action based on his complaint.<br /><br />Senior advocate Colin Gonsalves, appearing for Pillai, sought actions against SIT member Mohan Jha for allegedly seeking to dissuade witnesses in the case from making incriminating depositions.</p>
