KOCHI: The high court has informed that it is not necessary to hand over the investigation against Franco Mulackal to the CBI. The high court has clarified that the police should be able to handle the case independently. The court has handled all the public interest litigations filed in connection with the case. The court also asked whether there is any other intention behind the petitions.

Meantime, the police will present Franco Mulackal before the court today. The police have completed medical check-up and collecting evidences. The investigation team will also submit a plea in the court seeking permission to subject the bishop to lie detector test. The police will also handover the result of sexual potency test of bishop.