"You must arrest him, he must be in custody at the earliest. Instruct the jurisdiction police. We want a report on this. If required, we will order investigation by special branch like CID", a division bench comprising Chief Justice D H Waghela and Justice B V Nagarathna told government counsel.
The court hearing a batch of petitions by advocate Vijay Kumar and others, directed that an officer from the Home department also be present at the next hearing so that it can know the problems of the department.
The court then adjourned the matter, directing government to furnish details pertaining to protection to the victim and her family and steps taken to arrest the accused, who is at large.