JNU student missing case: Delhi HC allows CBI to file closure report

New Delhi : Delhi High Court on Monday allowed Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to file a closure report in JNU student Najeeb Ahmed missing case; not satisfied with the decision, his mother will be moving to the Supreme Court in the matter.

The bench of justices S Muralidhar and Vinod Goel said Ahmed’s mother can proceed in the case by filing her grievance in the trial court.

Reacting to the verdict, Najeeb’s mother alleged that the probe agency “misguided the court”, adding that she will move the Supreme Court against the order.

“It’s been two yrs. I had high hopes from court but we didn’t move even an inch. Security agencies misguided court. We’ll go to the Supreme Court. All that is happening since last two years is being done under the pressure by those sitting in power,” she told reporters outside the court. 

The Delhi High Court had reserved its order in the case on September 4 after concluding hearing of arguments of her lawyer and that of the CBI, which took over the investigation on May 16 last year.

The CBI had told Delhi HC that it had decided to file the closure report in the missing student case.

“We have taken a decision to file a report under section 169 (release of accused when evidence is deficient) of the CrPC…. We have completed the investigation. We did not want to file closure report before the trial court without bringing it to the knowledge of this court. The court may dispose of the petition today after which we will file the closure report before the magistrate and the petitioner may file a protest petition there, if they wish to,” CBI’s counsel Nikhil Goel said.