India, July 15 -- New Delhi

The Supreme Court on Tuesday stepped in to provide protection to a Delhi-based lawyer who was reportedly assaulted at his home last week and sought a status report from the Delhi Police over allegations that the victim was threatened to withdraw a case he had filed against his politically influential assailants.

A bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant passed the order on an urgent mention by the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) president and senior advocate, Vikas Singh, alleging that the police were not undertaking a fair probe despite the lawyer, Pankaj Sharma, suffering grievous injuries to his head.

Highlighting that an FIR was registered on July 11, immediately in the aftermath of ...