New Delhi, July 20 -- The Supreme Court on Monday, July 20, cautioned against politicising the alleged theft of donations meant for the Ram temple in Ayodhya, as it heard a batch of petitions seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) investigation and an independent audit of the temple trust's finances.

"It is a simple case of commission of offence. we are cautioning - do not politicise this issue," Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant said, heading a bench that also included Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana.

Indicating that it would pass some directions in the matter, the bench put off further hearing to go through a status report filed by the Uttar Pradesh government on the investigation so far.

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