THE Jabalpur bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court heard Giribala Singh’s bail plea in the Twisha Sharma death case on Thursday. During the hearing, the CBI clarified that the dowry death charges have not been dropped and the investigation into this aspect is ongoing. The CBI termed a portion of the amendment application filed by Giribala Singh as factually incorrect. The CBI stated that the charge of abetment to suicide under Section 108 of the Indian Penal Code has been added to the charge sheet, but the investigation into the dowry death aspect is ongoing. Following this stance by the CBI, the status of the dowry death charge in the case remains controversial.

 

WHAT THE HIGH COURT SAID: A single bench of Justice Ajay Kumar Nirankari allowed Giribala Singh to amend her bail application, but limited it to the new charge under Section 108 (BNS). The Single bench has directed to list the case on October 16 for next hearing. The court clarified that the proposal to remove the dowry death charge through amendment is not currently accepted. Earlier, in the September 30 hearing, the court had directed that the bail application be amended based on the changed sections. Now, in the October 8 hearing, the court has set a time limit for amendments. The court has not yet given a final opinion on the merits of bail in the case. The CBI is investigating the case, and further bail hearings will be based on the amended application and the facts related to the investigation.