IB, CBI not helping judiciary at all: SC

Expressing concern over the incidents of judges getting threats and abusive messages, the Supreme Court Friday said the Intelligence Bureau (IB) and the CBI are “not helping” the judiciary at all and there is no freedom to a judicial officer to even make such complaints.

The apex court said there are several criminal cases involving gangsters and high-profile persons and at some places, judges of the trial courts as well as high courts are being threatened not only physically but also mentally through abusive messages on Whatsapp or Facebook.

“In one or two places, the court ordered CBI inquiry. It is very sorry to say that CBI has done nothing in more than one year. At one place, I know, CBI has done nothing. I think we have expected some changes in CBI’S attitude. But there is no change in the attitude of CBI. I am sorry to observe this but this is the situation,” said Chief Justice N V Ramana, who was heading a bench which also comprised Justice Surya Kant.

The bench told Attorney General K K Venugopal that in criminal cases where high-profile persons are involved, if they do not get expected orders from the court they start maligning the judiciary.

“This is a new trend developed in the country unfortunately. There is no freedom to a judge even to give a complaint. Such a situation is created,” said the bench, which was hearing a suo motu case on the issue of safeguarding courts and protecting judges in the wake of recent incident of alleged mowing down of a judge at Dhanbad.

The CJI said though judges complaints to the chief justice or

The apex court also aske the states to file status rep explaining what security are providing to the judicial cers.

At the outset, Jharkha advocate general Rajiv Ra told the bench that the state constituted a 22-member sp investigation team (SIT) w had arrested the two drive the auto-rickshaw which ha the judge when he was on m ing walk on July 28.

Ranjan said the case has been handed over to the CB

“So, you have washed off hands?,” the bench said.

To this, Ranjan said SIT collected several evidence since the area is a border dis with West Bengal, there mig a larger conspiracy and cr border implications. “We hear the Jharkhand matte Monday (August 9). We are ing notice to the CBI,” the be said.

It asked Jharkhand’s cou whether they have provided quate security at the residen judges in the state.

The counsel said orders been issued and adequate p protection has been provid the residences and colonie the judicial officers.

Referring to the Dhan incident, the bench said it i unfortunate case where a yo judicial officer lost his life.

“We cannot ignore the st negligence. We know in D bad area there are mafias, mafias. Advocates were ki judges were attacked but in of that, state has not done thing,” the bench observed.

The state’s counsel appr the bench about the steps b taken in this regard and about beefing up of securi court premises by instal more CCTV cameras and ha boundary walls.

...The IB, CBI they are not helping the judiciary at all. I am making this statement with a sense of responsibility and I know the incident that is the reason I am saying this