A bench headed by Justice A K Sikri clarified that it has only ordered the Uttar Pradesh police to lodge an FIR against Prajapati in cases of alleged gangrape and attempt to rape a woman and her daughter and is not monitoring these cases.
The minister can approach the court concerned for appropriate relief, the apex court said while rejecting Prajapati's plea for recall of its order for lodging an FIR against him.
"We have simply directed registration of an FIR and investigation in these cases," the bench said, adding, "now political colour is being given to this order. It is unfortunate".
"Let the police investigate this matter and say whatever they want," the apex court said.
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claimed that the state government had not put the facts in the right perspective before the apex court and false allegations were levelled against him.
The petitioner's counsel had argued that the UP Police had not taken any action on the complaint which was given to the Director General of state police.
The counsel appearing for the state had said that since it was election time in the state, the government has said in the affidavit that the alleged incident cannot be ascertained and there was a delay in filing of the complaint.
Prajapati was sacked by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav last year but was later reinstated in the council of ministers.