Col Sofiya Qureshi case: Decision imminent on prosecution sanction, Madhya Pradesh govt tells SC

New Delhi: The Madhya Pradesh government on Monday apprised the Supreme Court {that a} determination on sanction for prosecution in opposition to state minister Vijay Shah in connection together with his controversial remarks in opposition to Colonel Sofiya Qureshi, who had briefed the media throughout final 12 months’s Operation Sindoor, is imminent.

Counsel for the state authorities knowledgeable a three-member bench, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, that the SIT had concluded its investigation and that the sanction proposal had been forwarded to the governor. He knowledgeable the bench {that a} determination is predicted by Tuesday. The bench sought readability on the subsequent steps to be taken as soon as the competent authority decides on the prosecution sanction.

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CJI Kant informed the special investigation team officer who was current in court docket, that supposing sanction is granted by the competent authority to prosecute Shah, a chargesheet might be filed. “If sanction is just not granted, what’s going to you do,” CJI Kant requested the officer who responded that if sanction is denied, the investigating company would file a closure report.