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Udaipur beheading: SC notice to NIA on plea against bail granted to one of the accused

By Jhanak Sharma      12 November, 2024 10:27 AM      0 Comments
Udaipur beheading SC notice to NIA on plea against bail granted to one of the accused

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the National Investigation Agency on a plea questioning correctness of bail granted to one of the accused in a case related to sensational on camera beheading of a tailor Kanhaiya Lal in a heinous hate crime in Udaipur on June 28, 2022.

Supreme Court Questions Bail in Udaipur Beheading Case: Notice Issued to NIA

A bench of Justices M M Sundresh and Aravind Kumar also sought a response from from Mohammed Javed on a petition filed by Yash Teli, son of deceased Kanhaiya Lal.

The petitioner challenged validity of the Rajasthan High Court's September 5, 2024 order.

On behalf of the petitioner, advocate Namit Saxena, said the role of this particular accused Javed is very serious as he gave information about the whereabouts and presence of the deceased in his shop to the assailants.

Controversial Bail in Kanhaiya Lal Murder Case: SC Reviews Rajasthan HC’s Decision

He submitted that the High Court was not correct in granting bail to him without delving deep into the gravity of the offence.

The High Court granted bail to Javed on the grounds that prima facie there was not enough evidence to suggest that the appellant conspired with the two prime accused.

“The High Court failed to acknowledge that the special provisions regarding bail under Section 43-D(5) of the UAPA Act apply to offences punishable under Chapter IV, including Sections 18 and 20 of the UAPA Act. That the special judge (NIA Cases) Jaipur, rightly determined that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the accusation is prima facie true," the plea said.

It also claimed that the High Court had erroneously conducted a mini-trial and questioned the authenticity of the documents relied on by the Special Judge, Jaipur.

The plea said the murder was committed in a communally surcharged atmosphere across the country.  

It claimed the prime accused had gathered themselves, prepared to commit the murder, collected weapons, did reccee, planted Javed to inform about whereabouts of the deceased. On the fateful date, they entered into the tailor shop disguising as customers, while the deceased was taking their size, the accused planted a camera, shouted communal slogans, attacked and murdered the deceased, the plea alleged.

The plea also claimed the accused used sharp weapons to commit the murder through repeated wounds and later shared a video of the act on social media, further issuing threats to behead others including the Prime Minister.

"That their objective was to fuel hatred, division and animosity among communities,” it claimed.

The NIA claimed the accused Javed worked in a shop nearby to Kanhaiya Lal’s shop and gave whereabouts at the time of crime to the assailants and also informed about location of the deceased.

The petitioner also said the High Court failed to appreciate that the determination of whether a case is fit for the grant of bail involves the balancing of numerous factors, among which the nature of the offence, the severity of the punishment and a prima facie view of the involvement of the accused are important. 



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