Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: SC debunks '151 mg semen' theory, directs lawyers to not use social media arguments in court

The three judge bench of the Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud, on Thursday debunked the arguments related to the presence of 151 mg semen in victim's body, while hearing a suo motu case related to the alleged rape and murder of a postgraduate medic at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata.

The CJI said, "Don't use social media arguments in court. We have the post mortem report before us. We know what the 151 mg refers to."

The CJI also came down heavily on the West Bengal government over the timeline of events mentioned in the status report.


Highlights from today's hearing:

• SC directs Kolkata Police officer, who registered first entry about rape-murder incident, to appear on next hearing to disclose time.
• SC debunks gangrape theory. It says the quantity of semen found in victim's body was 151ml and not 151mg.
• SC questions sequence, timing of legal formalities conducted by police in registration of unnatural death, postmortem.
• SC says it is very surprising that postmortem of deceased was conducted before registration of case as unnatural death.
• SC terms as 'extremely disturbing' delay by Kolkata Police in registering unnatural death in its records.
• Victim's friend suspected cover up and insisted on videography, CBI tells SC.
• State police told parents it was suicide, then they said it was murder, CBI tells SC.
• Most shocking fact is that FIR was registered at 11.45 pm after cremation of deceased, SG Tushar Mehta tells SC.
• SC asks how will public health infrastructure run if doctors do not work.
• SC says its heart goes out to all patients visiting public hospitals.

The alleged rape and murder of the junior doctor in a seminar hall of the state-run hospital has sparked nationwide protests.

The medic's body with severe injury marks was found inside the seminar hall of the hospital's chest department on August 9. A civic volunteer was arrested by the Kolkata Police in connection with the case the following day.

On August 13, the Calcutta High Court ordered the transfer of the probe from the Kolkata Police to the CBI, which started its investigation on August 14.