New Delhi, Aug 10 (TIWN) The Supreme Court on Monday told the CBI though it has filed a status report, in a sealed cover, of its probe into alleged murder of Dhanbad ADJ Uttam Anand, but there was nothing concrete, and directed the investigating agency to file a weekly status report before the Jharkhand High Court.

A bench headed by Chief Justice N.V. Ramana, and comprising Justices Vineet Saran and Surya Kant, told Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the CBI, that: “There is nothing in the sealed cover. We wanted something concrete. Seizing of vehicle and arrest was done by the state police. Your people have not pointed out anything about motive and reason.” 

The bench noted apart from the specific incident in question, it had also taken up this matter to take note of attempt to resolve the alarming situation in the country where judicial officers and lawyers are being pressurised and intimidated by threats of, and/or actual violence. “There is, therefore, an institutional need to create an environment where judicial officers feel safe and secure,” it said.