Published on : 26 Sep 2025, 1:27 pm 3 min read

The Supreme Court on Friday once again hauled up the Madhya Pradesh government and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for failing to arrest two police officers accused in the custodial death of a 25-year-old tribal youth [Hansura Bai & Another v. State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors] .

A Bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and R Mahadevan said that the law cannot work differently for those in uniform and told the State that its inaction showed favouritism towards its own officers.

“If they were private persons they would have been arrested within 15 days. Because they are inspectors, you are finding it difficult to arrest them. That’s the point,” Justice Nagarathna said.

The Court was hearing a contempt petition filed by the v

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