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SC dismisses Jharkhand's plea against BJP MPs in Deoghar airport case

By Jhanak Sharma      21 January, 2025 06:16 PM      0 Comments
SC dismisses Jharkhands plea against BJP MPs in Deoghar airport case

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the Jharkhand government's petition challenging an order passed by the High Court quashing FIR against BJP MPs Nishikant Dubey and Manoj Tiwari in the 2022 Deoghar airport case.

A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Manmohan had reserved the judgment on December 18, 2024. Justice Manmohan pronounced the verdict on Tuesday, reading out the operative portion in the court.

The bench, however, granted liberty to the Jharkhand government to forward the materials collected by it, during the probe, to the authorised officer under the Aircraft Act, 1934 within four weeks.

The court also directed the concerned officer to take a decision in accordance with law, as to whether a complaint needs to be filed under the Aircraft Act.

In a relief to the BJP leaders, the High Court had quashed the FIR saying that it lacked the necessary complaint or sanction under the Aircraft Act.

It had said that the Aircraft Act took precedence, preventing the invocation of IPC provisions. The state government approached the apex court assailing the high court order.

In September 2022, an FIR was filed accusing the respondents’ of threatening and coercing Air Traffic Control (ATC) officials to authorise the take-off of a private aircraft, allegedly violating safety regulations.

In the case registered at the Kunda police station in the Deoghar district. It was alleged that nine individuals, including BJP MPs Nishikant Dubey, and Manoj Tiwari, forcibly pressured the Air Traffic Control (ATC) staff to approve their flight’s takeoff beyond the permissible time.



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