Sohrabuddin case: Why didn't CBI approach higher court against Amit Shah, asks Congress

New Delhi: Congress on Monday questioned CBI’s decision not to approach higher courts against a Mumbai special court’s decision to discharge BJP President Amit Shah in the Sohrabuddin fake encounter case as the 90-day deadline for making an appeal against the order came to a close. “We are surprised why CBI did not file any appeal in these cases in the higher courts. We demand that CBI and other agencies looking into the case should make an appeal in higher courts against Shah who is considered to be the number two in the BJP after Narendra Modi. [caption id=“attachment_2180337” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Amit Shah. AFP[/caption] “There is a provision in our Constitution that if we are not happy with the order of one court, we can approach the higher court,” party spokesperson Shakeel Ahmed told reporters at the AICC briefing. A report earlier said that CBI has decided not to appeal against the 30 December order of the court as it feels there is no new evidence to present. Ahmed recalled that one of the three judges hearing the case was transferred immediately after the Modi-led government came to power at the Cenre despite the Supreme Court’s observation that a judge hearing the trial of the case should continue till that trial comes to an end. “We expected that CBI would approach the higher courts. CBI had prepared a 22,000-page report in this matter,” he said. PTI