Buxar: A special Pocso court in Buxar on Monday issued a show-cause notice to the then SHO of Dumraon police station, Shambhu Kumar Bhagat, over serious procedural lapses in a case of sexual assault of a minor girl in April. The court also rejected the bail plea of the accused, underlining the need for a thorough investigation. It was revealed that the FIR had been lodged solely under sections 74 and 76 of the Indian Penal Code, bypassing the more stringent and applicable provisions under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act.Presiding judge Ajit Kumar Sharma noted that despite the clear involvement of a minor victim — confirmed in the court by additional public prosecutor Suresh Kumar Singh — police failed to invoke the relevant sections.The court also directed that the copies of the notice be forwarded to the deputy inspector general of Shahabad range and superintendent of police for departmental action.
