In a case relevant to the "conspiracy" behind the February group violence in the northeast part of the city, the Delhi police filed a charge sheet before a court against former JNU student leader Umar Khalid and student Sharjeel Imam on Sunday ( October 22, 2020).
Under the appropriate sections of the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, the police filed the charge sheet before Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat against Khalid and Imam. They were also accused of rioting, unlawful assembly, criminal conspiracy, assassination, the promotion of religious enmity, language, caste, etc., and other parts of the
Indian Penal Code, 1860. The crimes involve a maximum sentence of death.
On February 24, 2020, after violence between those who backed changes to the Citizenship Law and those who opposed them, communal clashes broke out in North East Delhi. The violence killed at least 53 people and injured about 200.
Delhi Court Directs to Preserve Footage of Search Against Delhi Riots Lawyer [READ ORDER]
Judiciary
Dec 29, 2020
Dev Kumar Patel
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A Delhi Court on 27th December 2020 directed Delhi Police to preserve the entire video footage of the search conducted in lawyer Mehmood Pracha's house in connection with a case related to North-East Delhi violence.The order of Duty MM Udbhav Kumar Jain, Patiala House Court came on an application moved by advocate Mehmood Pracha seeking preservation of copies of the video footage of the raids conducted by Delhi police at his office.Duty Metropolitan Magistrate Udhav Kumar Jain ordered that...
"Can't Be Jailed for Being Tahir Hussain's Brother": Delhi Court Grants Bail to Brother of Delhi Riots Accused
Crime, Police And Law
Dec 15, 2020
Rajat Maheshwari, Intern Aquilas Legal Solutio
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A Delhi court has granted bail to a man in a northeast Delhi riots case, saying he cannot be jailed "for infinity" merely for being the younger brother of suspended AAP Councillor Tahir Hussain, the principal accused.While granting bail to Shah Alam, Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Yadav said the name of the only prosecution witness in the case was kept deliberately as there were no other independent witnesses.It is a "general case" about the use of the building of principal accused Tahir...
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