Summary
- The Supreme Court emphasized the importance of specific reasons for transferring investigations to a central agency like the CBI.
- Judicial restraint in directing investigations to the CBI was highlighted, with orders needing clear reasoning and indications of state police failure or partisanship.
- The apex court intervened in high court orders assigning investigations to the CBI in cases involving corruption, violence, and administrative failures in West Bengal.
- CBI probes should be reserved for rare instances where substantial evidence shows that justice cannot be achieved through state machinery.