NationalFriday, 29 May 2026·The Hindu - Tamil Nadu
Madras High Court on Coimbatore child sexual assault probe: no SIT ordered
The Madras High Court said the Coimbatore child sexual assault probe was proceeding in the right direction and declined a court-monitored SIT.
Key highlights
Direct fact
In May 2026, a Madras High Court Bench of Justices G.R. Swaminathan and V. Lakshminarayanan said the Coimbatore child sexual assault case probe was proceeding in the right direction and refused to order a court-monitored SIT.
Key specifics
- Bench: Justices G.R. Swaminathan and V. Lakshminarayanan of the Madras High Court.
- Case location: Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.
- Relief sought: a court-monitored Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe.
- Court view: no reason was found to order an SIT, indicating the investigation was on the right track.
- Exam value: judicial review of police investigation, High Court powers, and child protection cases are frequent TNPSC themes.
Exam lens
Polity and judiciary question type, Madras High Court, SIT, Coimbatore case, judicial discretion; TNPSC may ask which court declined a monitored probe and on what grounds.