The Supreme Court docket on Thursday (December 11) directed the investigation by a Particular Investigation Group (SIT) within the case associated to the unnatural loss of life of a Scheduled Caste youth named Nilesh Adivasi in Madhya Pradesh in July 2025.
The Court docket directed the Director Normal of Police of Madhya Pradesh to represent a 3-member SIT, to be headed by an IPS officer within the rank of SP who belongs to the MP cadre however has no roots within the State. The opposite members of the SIT have to be a younger IPS officer, who additionally doesn’t belong to MP, and a lady officer within the rank of DySP.
The SIT has been requested to finish the investigaiton inside one month. The FIR was registered on the grievance of the spouse of the deceased on September 4, 2025, at Malthon Police Station for the offences underneath Part 108 (abetement of suicide), BNS and Part 3(2)(i)(v) of the SC/ST Act.
The Court docket additionally stayed the arrest of Govind Singh Rajput, the accused within the case, as an interim measure. Nevertheless, the SIT can strategy the Supreme Court docket searching for depart for his custodial interrogation if any incriminating materials of grave nature is discovered.
A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi handed the order in a petition filed by Govind Singh Rajput difficult the Madhya Pradesh Excessive Court docket’s refusal to grant him anticipatory bail. The bench famous that there are conflicting variations given by the spouse and the brother of the deceased. As per the spouse, the harassment by the previous Residence Minister of the State and his associates led to the suicide of the sufferer. Nevertheless, as per the brother, the current petitioner (Govind Singh Rajput) and his associates are accountable.
“The final word difficulty is whether or not the sufferer dedicated suicide, whether or not he was compelled to commit suicide, or whether or not it was homicide…” CJI Surya Kant noticed on the outset, noting the conflicting variations concerning the incident.
The counsel showing for Neeraj Adivasi, the brother of the sufferer, submitted that Rajput had hurled derogatory phrases at Adivasi, following which an FIR was registered in opposition to Rajput. After that, the sufferer was kidnapped, and movies surfaced which confirmed him sitting on the bottom and bleeding in a resort room.
Senior Advocate Maninder Singh, for Rajput, submitted that the FIR was lodged on the occasion of the spouse and that the brother was an entire stranger.
“The issue is that you’re an influential politician of the realm, that provides a chance of you influencing the case,” CJI mentioned. Singh mentioned that the petitioner was not ‘Govind Singh Rajput’ the MLA, and was one other particular person having the identical title. The commonality of the title is creating confusion as there are two ‘Govind Singh Rajputs’, he added. There may be one other Govind Singh Rajput who’s presently a State Minister “I’m not an MLA. I’m a sympathiser of a political occasion however not an MLA. Different Govind Singh Rajput is an MLA,” Singh mentioned.
“There’s something incorrect with the investigation within the FIR. Any severe objection if we represent an SIT?” CJI requested. Singh replied that he has no objection. He added that the investigation in an SC/ST Act case have to be carried out by a DySP whereas right here the investigation was carried out by a Sub Inspector.
The counsel for the brother of the sufferer additionally clarified that the petitioner was not an MLA and that the case will not be in opposition to any MLA. He, nevertheless, added that the accused was highly effective and was making an attempt to affect and intimidate the household.
The bench disposed of the petition with the next order :
“Evidently the allegations made by the spouse of the deceased are to the impact that he dedicated suicide because of the torture and harassment brought about to him by a former residence minister of the State and his affiliate…The spouse of the deceased had filed a case searching for registration of FIR in opposition to the previous residence minister, however no cognisance was taken. She then filed a second grievance and in addition approached the Excessive Court docket…The brother of the deceased, Neeraj Adivasi, appears to have a distinct model. In his very first assertion, which is claimed to be recorded by the police, he has attributed allegations to Govind Singh Rajput (who’s the petitioner) and another particular person being chargeable for the unnatural loss of life of his brother. There are distinct and contradictory variations coming from the shut relations of the deceased with respect to the reason for his loss of life. Sadly, the writ petition filed by the spouse of the deceased remains to be pending earlier than the Excessive Court docket.
Be that as it might, the info and circumstances of the case undoubtedly warrant a good and neutral investigation into the reason for loss of life of Nilesh Adivasi. It appears to us that the native police has not been capable of take the investigation to a logical conclusion. The additional delay shall be detrimental to the pursuits of the sufferer’s household.
Taking these components in view and realizing full effectively that the fingers of the CBI are already full and switch of the investigation to it would trigger inordinate and undesirable delay, we, in train of powers underneath Article 142, develop the scope of those proceedings.
The Director Normal of Police is directed to represent a Particular Investigation Group comprising three cops. The top of the SIT shall be an IPS officer of MP Cadre however having no roots within the State of MP and within the rank of SP. The second member of the SIT may also be a younger IPS officer who also needs to not have roots in MP. The third of the member might ideally be a lady officer within the rank of DySP. The DGP can represent the SIT inside two days. The SIT is directed to take over the whole document and linked FIRs and instantly start the investigation.
In gentle of various variations which have emerged on the document of this Court docket, we direct that the arrest of the petitioner shall be stayed as an interim measure topic to him furnishing bail bonds to the satisfaction of the jurisdictional CJM. If the SIT finds incriminating materials of grave nature, the SIT shall be at liberty to hunt depart of this Court docket for custodial interrogation. The SIT will look into each the variations which have emerged from the household aspect of the deceased. The SIT shall additionally contemplate different potentialities that may have led to the unlucky loss of life of the sufferer. The SIT shall full the investigation ideally inside a interval of 1 month“
The Court docket additionally directed the SIT to make sure the safety of Rewa Adivasi, the sufferer’s spouse, and Neeraj Adivasi, and to make sure that the witnesses will not be intimidated or influenced by anybody.
Case : GOVIND SINGH RAJPUT v. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH | SLP(Crl) No. 19960/2025
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