<span style="color: #222222;">The Supreme Court today directed the CBI to take over the probe into allegations of physical and sexual abuse of inmates at 16 shelter homes in Bihar in addition to the Muzaffarpur shelter home case which is already with the CBI. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">A bench headed by Justice Madan B Lokur transferred the investigation, being conducted by Bihar police, to the CBI while dismissing the state government's request not to transfer the probe.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The apex court said CBI officers probing the shelter home cases shall not be transferred without its prior permission. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The CBI told the court that it is expected to file a charge sheet by December 7. </span><br />