Supreme Court shocked over infant's rape
Bench heard arguments by additional solicitors general for the Centre who spoke in one voice that the health of the child has to be taken care of.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed anguish and concern over the brutal rape of an eight-month-old girl child in the capital and directed her to be shifted immediately to Aiims to ensure better treatment.
A three-judge bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A.M. Khanwilkar and D.Y. Chandrachud in its order on a PIL filed by advocate Alakh Alok Srivastava said “As presently advised, the young child should get all necessary treatment and special care.”
The bench heard arguments by additional solicitors general for the Centre who spoke in one voice that the health of the child has to be taken care of. The bench then directed that two competent doctors from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences shall go along with special ambulance to the hospital where the girl child is at present undergoing treatment and, thereafter, take a decision whether the child can be shifted to Aiims to have better care and treatment.
The bench said, “Two doctors, who are the experts in the field, must appreciate the concern expressed by this court. They shall submit a report by Thursday. In case they decide that the child should be shifted, they shall shift the child immediately to Aiims under their personal supervision and make suitable arrangements.”