By Admin 
The Supreme Court has expressed strong displeasure over the investigation so far in the case of sexual assault of a four-year-old girl in Gurugram. On Wednesday (March 25, 2026), the Supreme Court issued a show cause notice to the Gurugram police officers involved in the case. In the parents’ petition, repeated complaints were made about harassing the minor victim, slow investigation and imposition of weak sections. After investigating the facts, the Supreme Court expressed unhappiness over the functioning of the police.
The Supreme Court entrusted the investigation to the Special Investigation Team of three women IPS officers – Kala Ramachandran, Nazneen Bhasin and Anshu Singla. The court also issued a notice to the members of Gurugram’s Child Welfare Committee for writing a weak account of the crime, ignoring the victim’s statement. The court has asked why he should not be removed from the post. A show cause notice has also been issued to the doctor of Max Hospital who changed her stand after first reporting the sexual harassment of the girl. The court has made a strict comment that the entire police administration from the Police Commissioner to the Sub Inspector is engaged in protecting the accused.
According to the report of Live Law, the bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul M Panchauli said that the police is trying to save the accused. The court said that there was prima facie evidence of an offense under Section 6 of the POCSO Act, yet the police registered the case only under Section 10 because less serious crimes fall under this section. The court said in strong words, ‘This is a clear case, where the police made every possible effort to save the accused.’
Making a strong comment, the Supreme Court said, ‘From the Police Commissioner to the Sub Inspector, the entire police administration tried to prove that either the minor did not have enough evidence to convict him or the things his parents were saying made no sense. However, there is no doubt from the record that this offense falls under Section 6 of POCSO, whereas the police registered the FIR and for unknown reasons reduced it to a lesser category under Section 10.’
The court was hearing the petition of the parents of the minor victim, in which they expressed dissatisfaction with the investigation by the Haryana Police and demanded an investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) or Special Investigation Team (SIT). The court has also highlighted many problems in the police procedure during the investigation, due to which the victim got traumatized again. The court said that the negligence, irresponsible attitude, insensitivity and completely illegal investigation method adopted by Gurugram Police in the investigation has further increased the suffering of the minor.
(With inputs from Nipun Sehgal)
Also read:-
‘Landowners’ rights come first…’, Supreme Court rejects NHAI’s petition, know what is the matter?