# Supreme Court orders transfer of Twisha Sharma case to Delhi

> The apex court stays trial proceedings in the model-actor's death case and seeks responses on moving it from Bhopal, where three judges have recused themselves.
- Title: Supreme Court orders transfer of Twisha Sharma case to Delhi
- Summary: The apex court stays trial proceedings in the model-actor's death case and seeks responses on moving it from Bhopal, where three judges have recused…
- Keywords: twisha sharma, supreme court, bhopal, delhi, samarth singh, giribala singh, central bureau of investigation, death case, trial transfer, news, politics, Supreme
- Source: The Hindu — https://thehindu.com/news/national/supreme-court-issues-notice-on-plea-to-transfer-twisha-sharma-death-case-to-delhi/article71593545.ece
- Author: The Hindu Bureau
- Published: 2026-10-16T16:38:40+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: twisha sharma, supreme court, bhopal, delhi, samarth singh, giribala singh, central bureau of investigation, death case, trial transfer, news, politics
## Supreme Court moves on transfer plea
On October sixteen, twenty twenty-six, India's Supreme Court issued notice on a petition to transfer the death case of model-turned-actor Twisha Sharma from Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh to New Delhi.
## Father seeks case transfer
Navnidhi Sharma, the deceased's father, filed the petition. A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant sought responses from the Central Bureau of Investigation and the two accused.
## Judges recused over accused's influence
Navnidhi Sharma said the accused husband Samarth Singh and mother-in-law Giribala Singh, a lawyer and former district judge, were influential in Bhopal. Three different judges had recused themselves from trial proceedings there.
## Woman found dead after six months of marriage
The thirty-three-year-old woman was found dead at her matrimonial home in Bhopal on May twelve. Her family accused her husband and mother-in-law of mental harassment and making financial demands.
## CBI took over case in May
In May twenty twenty-six, the Supreme Court agreed to shift the case to the Central Bureau of Investigation to address concerns about fair investigation, as one accused was a former district judge.
## Trial stayed, bail decision pending
The apex court stayed trial proceedings while noting that bail applications filed by the husband and mother-in-law would be decided within two weeks.Justice Joymalya Bagchi said the seriousness of the case should not be undermined.

> a young woman had died an unnatural death within six months of marriage and the seriousness of the case should not be undermined
## Key takeaway

India's Supreme Court issued notice on a petition to transfer the death case of model-turned-actor Twisha Sharma from Bhopal to New Delhi, citing concerns about judicial impartiality.