The Supreme Court on Friday ordered the Uttar Pradesh government to task a senior Indian Police Service officer with the responsibility to ensure that a case concerning the slapping of a Muslim boy in Muzaffarnagar by his classmates on the orders of their teacher is prosecuted without any hitches.
A Bench headed by Justice A.S. Oka passed the order after the State government informed the court that a chargesheet has been filed in the case.
“Considering the nature of the FIR, the Home Department will nominate an appropriate senior IPS officer to ensure that prosecution is properly conducted by the State,” the Bench ordered.
