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CBI to re-examine its appeal in Priyadarshini case

NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation will re-examine its appeal and press for early hearing of its review petition before the Delhi High Court in the much talked about case pertaining to the rape and murder of young college student Priyadarshani Mattoo here in 1996.

Priyadarshini, a third-year law student, was raped and strangled to death in the bedroom of her South Delhi flat on January 23, 1996, and prime accused Santosh Kumar Singh, son of IPS officer J. P. Singh, was acquitted by District and Sessions Judge G. P. Thareja on December 3, 1999.

``I am as concerned as a prosecuting agency that a matter in which an accused was acquitted and my appeal is pending for last six year. I am as much at unease as would the father of Priyadarshani be with this kind of dispensation of justice,'' CBI Director Vijay Shanker told reporters here on Wednesday.

Mr. Shanker said he would also re-examine the review petition.

The CBI, which appealed against the order of the lower court in the Delhi High Court in 2000, was consulting legal experts so that the review petition could be heard quickly, he added.

CBI Additional Director M. L. Sharma, who looks after Special Crimes, was the Joint Director when the case was being investigated by the CBI.

While releasing Santosh Kumar Singh, the Judge had said in his order that ``though I know he is the man who committed the crime I acquit him, giving him the benefit of doubt''.- PTI.

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