Updated on Thursday, January 08, 2009, 00:00 IST

Kochi, Jan 08: The Kerala High Court on Thursday directed CBI to proceed with the investigation in the sister Abhaya case with determination by the present team under the supervision of DIG Chennai and Joint Director South.

Overseeing of the investigation shall be done by Justice R Basant.

The order was issued by Justice R Basant on a clarification petition filed by CBI complaining that there are contradictions in the directions issued by two benches of the High Court in the matter of investigations in the case.

Confusion cropped up when the single judge, Justice K Hema, while granting bail to the three accused in the case recently, ordered that the present investigation team would continue, but that the case should be supervised by an experienced, efficient higher officials of the CBI.

Justice Basant said no specific clarification or further direction is necessary.The bail bench did not and could not render any authentic findings on the question that arose in the investigation. No final opinion on any matter pending investigation can be or was rendered by the bail bench, court said.

The observation of the bail bench must persuade and ''alert investigator pointedly considering the relevent circumstances adverted to in the bail order,'' it held.

Justice Basant also expressed dissatisfaction over CBI stopping investigation after the single judge's order.

Bureau Report