New Delhi, April 6 Observing that the case involves serious issues and that the proceedings will not be dropped at this time, the Supreme Court on Monday asked the SIT investigating the alleged rape case of a three-year-old in Gurugram to visit the minor's residence in plain clothes, accompanied by a psychologist, to record her statement.
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi granted two weeks to the all-women Special Investigation Team (SIT) to complete the probe. It also directed the trial court not to entertain any bail application of the accused until the SIT files its chargesheet.
"The SIT members should visit along with child counsellors... Please go in civilian clothes... the child should not have any psychological impact. Have a cup of tea with the parents and interact with the child," the CJI said.
The SIT informed the court that the polygraph test reports of the three accused are expected in about a week and that it needs to interact with the child. It added that while Gurugram police had earlier sought a test identification parade, it is not seeking one now.
Senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan and advocate Sumeer Sodhi, appearing for the doctor who examined the child and was earlier pulled up by the court for allegedly changing her statement, said she is an 80-year-old reputed medical practitioner and has not altered her version. They sought the dropping of proceedings against her.
The bench, however, said, "We are not going to drop the proceedings against anyone at the moment, and this case will be remembered in the whole country as an example".
It listed the matter for further hearing on April 27.
On March 25, castingigating the Haryana Police for its "shameful" and "insensitive" approach in the rape case of the child, the top court constituted an SIT of women IPS officers to conduct a fair investigation.
It asked the Haryana government to immediately notify the SIT and directed the Gurugram police to hand over the case records to the probe panel.
The top court had rapped the Haryana Police for downgrading the offence from a harsher provision to a milder one in its FIR filed under the POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act.
It had also pulled up a doctor at a private hospital for allegedly changing her version of the child's statement and said, "It was shameful for a doctor to do so".
Show-cause notices were issued to Gurugram police officers over the alleged shoddy investigation, as well as the Gurugram Child Welfare Committee (CWC), asking why action should not be taken against them.
According to police, the three-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted for around two months by two female domestic helps and their male accomplice at a society in Sector 54.
An FIR was registered on February 4 at the Sector 53 police station under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the POCSO Act, following a complaint by the child's parents, they added.
The incident occurred between December 2025 and January 2026, but was reported after the girl disclosed the abuse to her mother.