Nine get seven years rigorous imprisonment in Delhi riots case
1 year, 7 months ago

Nine get seven years rigorous imprisonment in Delhi riots case

The Hindu  

A Delhi court on Tuesday sentenced nine persons to rigorous imprisonment of seven years in a matter pertaining to the 2020 north-east Delhi riots. Observing that the act of the accused had instilled a sense of insecurity among people and jeopardised the communal harmony in society, Additional Sessions Judge Pulastya Pramachala sentenced Mohd. The accused who were booked for offences under various Sections were awarded seven years of rigorous imprisonment for Section 436 IPC. The mob also aimed to create fear and insecurity in the minds of the members of Hindu community and this mob including aforesaid convicts committed vandalism, theft and mischief by fire in the House No.

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Delhi riots: Court convicts five for culpable homicide
2 weeks ago

Delhi riots: Court convicts five for culpable homicide

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court has convicted five people for culpable homicide not amounting to murder in connection with the death of a 22-year-old man during the 2020 North East Delhi riots. Sessions Judge Pulastya Pramachala of the Karkardooma Court noted that the fatal head injuries sustained by Monish could not be directly attributed to any specific person. Case involved …

Delhi HC reduces the life sentence of 5 JeM terrorists to 10 years jail, says they only 'conspired, did not actually commit terrorism '
7 months ago

Delhi HC reduces the life sentence of 5 JeM terrorists to 10 years jail, says they only 'conspired, did not actually commit terrorism '

Op India  

Referring to a quote from Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s book “Crime and Punishment,” the Delhi High Court on Monday altered and decreased the sentence granted to five members of the terror organisation Jaish-e-Mohammed. The court reduced the punishment from life imprisonment to ten years of prison time for the offense under Section 121A of the Indian Penal Code. A division …

Custodial Death Of 26-Yr-Old: Delhi High Court Upholds Conviction, 10 Years Sentence Of Uttar Pradesh Cops In 2006 Case
1 year, 5 months ago

Custodial Death Of 26-Yr-Old: Delhi High Court Upholds Conviction, 10 Years Sentence Of Uttar Pradesh Cops In 2006 Case

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court today upheld the conviction and 10 years of sentence awarded to five cops of the Uttar Pradesh Police over custodial torture resulting in death of a young 26-years-old man in 2006. A division bench of Justice Mukta Gupta and Justice Anish Dayal dismissed the appeals moved by the five police officials and upheld the trial court …

‘Acts instilled insecurity among people’: Md Shahnawaz, Md Shoaib, Shahrukh, 6 others sentenced to 7 years jail in Delhi anti-Hindu riots case
1 year, 7 months ago

‘Acts instilled insecurity among people’: Md Shahnawaz, Md Shoaib, Shahrukh, 6 others sentenced to 7 years jail in Delhi anti-Hindu riots case

Op India  

On Tuesday, a Delhi court ordered rigorous imprisonment of seven years in jail to nine men accused in a case relating to the 2020 anti-Hindu Delhi riots. During communal riots, innocent ordinary people get caught in circumstances beyond their control, which leads to the violation of human rights as well,” the court led by the additional sessions judge Pulastya Pramachala …

Delhi court frames charges against 6 accused in 2020 riots case
1 year, 8 months ago

Delhi court frames charges against 6 accused in 2020 riots case

Hindustan Times  

A Delhi court on Saturday framed charges against six accused persons in relation to a case registered during the 2020 Northeast Delhi Riots. I also find accused Nasir @ Arbaj liable to be tried for offence punishable under Section 27 Arms Act, for using fire arms during aforesaid incident.” A case was registered on the basis of a PCR call …

9 convicted in Delhi anti-Hindu riots: The arduous process, the lacking ecosystem and how we owe a debt of gratitude to a few good men
1 year, 9 months ago

9 convicted in Delhi anti-Hindu riots: The arduous process, the lacking ecosystem and how we owe a debt of gratitude to a few good men

Op India  

In July 2020, OpIndia published an elaborate report that traced how violence was carefully incited and executed since December 2019, leading up to the Delhi anti-Hindu riots. As someone who has spent 3 years working on reporting Delhi anti-Hindu riots, I can safely testify that even going through the chargesheets, the organisations that are active now, the lies being spread, …

Shahnawaz, Shoaib and 7 others convicted in a Delhi Riots case, court says their objective was to cause maximum damage to properties of Hindus
1 year, 9 months ago

Shahnawaz, Shoaib and 7 others convicted in a Delhi Riots case, court says their objective was to cause maximum damage to properties of Hindus

Op India  

On Monday, March 13, Delhi’s Karkardooma court convicted nine persons involved in the 2020 anti-Hindu Delhi riots. The court noted that the main objective of the convicts who joined the unruly mob guided by ‘communal feelings’ was to cause ‘maximum damage’ to the properties belonging to the people of the Hindu community. Hence, those charged are convicted for offences covered …

Object was to damage property of Hindus: Court convicts 9 in Delhi riots case
1 year, 9 months ago

Object was to damage property of Hindus: Court convicts 9 in Delhi riots case

India Today  

Delhi’s Karkardooma Court on Tuesday convicted nine people in the 2020 Delhi riots case on offences of rioting, unlawful assembly, theft, mischief causing damage, and mischief with fire/explosives. It said the convicts became a part of an unruly mob whose common object was to cause "maximum damage" to the properties of people belonging to the Hindu community. According to Sharma, …

2020 Delhi riots: Court discharges five accused from charge of setting ablaze shop
2 years, 3 months ago

2020 Delhi riots: Court discharges five accused from charge of setting ablaze shop

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: A sessions court has discharged five accused from the charge of setting ablaze a shop in a case related to the 2020 northeast Delhi riots, saying the photographs of the shop did not show any sign of fire. The court also said that it could not be “blindly guided by the ocular evidence of the complainant and other …

2020 Delhi riots: Court discharges 6 from offences under IPC sections 395, 436
2 years, 4 months ago

2020 Delhi riots: Court discharges 6 from offences under IPC sections 395, 436

Firstpost  

In the last supplementary charge sheet, the prosecution said in respect of the offence under IPC section 436, there is no technical evidence or evidence in the nature of photographs and videos New Delhi: A Delhi court discharged six people from offences under IPC sections 395 and 436 in connection with the 2020 north east Delhi riots, while remanding the …

Delhi Riots: Taking Humanitarian Approach, Court Grants Four Hours Custody Parole To Shahrukh Pathan For Meeting Ailing Parents
2 years, 7 months ago

Delhi Riots: Taking Humanitarian Approach, Court Grants Four Hours Custody Parole To Shahrukh Pathan For Meeting Ailing Parents

Live Law  

Taking humanitarian approach, a Delhi Court has granted four hours custody parole to Shahrukh Pathan, the man who pointed a gun at a policeman during North East Delhi riots, in a case related to rioting, causing injuries to police personnel and gunshot injury sustained by one Rohit Shukla by an armed mob. Accordingly, custody parole is granted to the applicant/accused …

"Framing Charges Would Waste Judicial Time": Court Discharges 6 Accused Of Vandalizing During Delhi Riots, Cites Lack Of Evidence
2 years, 8 months ago

"Framing Charges Would Waste Judicial Time": Court Discharges 6 Accused Of Vandalizing During Delhi Riots, Cites Lack Of Evidence

Live Law  

A Delhi Court has discharged six men in a case concerning the North East Delhi riots of 2020 accused of being members of an unlawful assembly committing vandalization in city's Sonia Vihar area. Taking note of the inadequate material against the accused persons, the Court observed that it would be sheer wastage of judicial time if charges are to be …

"Witnesses' Statements Can't Be Discarded Even Though Recorded After More Than One Year": Court Frames Charges Against Six In Delhi Riots Case
2 years, 9 months ago

"Witnesses' Statements Can't Be Discarded Even Though Recorded After More Than One Year": Court Frames Charges Against Six In Delhi Riots Case

Live Law  

A Delhi Court on Friday framed charges against six men in connection with a case concerning the North East Delhi riots of 2020 observing that statements of witnesses cannot be discarded at the stage of framing of charges even though recorded after more than one year of incident of violence. "Even though the statements of these witnesses have been recorded …

Delhi Riots: Courts to Ensure Law Does Not Become Tool for Targeted Harassment, Says HC
2 years, 10 months ago

Delhi Riots: Courts to Ensure Law Does Not Become Tool for Targeted Harassment, Says HC

News 18  

It is the Constitutional duty of the court to ensure there is no "arbitrary deprivation of personal liberty in the face of excess of State power", the Delhi High Court has observed while granting bail to two accused in a case of murder of an elderly woman in connection with the 2020 north-east Delhi riots. While the high court granted …

2020 Delhi riots: Man who torched a woman’s house slapped with 5-year jail term
2 years, 11 months ago

2020 Delhi riots: Man who torched a woman’s house slapped with 5-year jail term

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: In the first ever jail sentence over the deadly riots that rocked northeast Delhi in 2020, a city court on Thursday slapped Dinesh Yadav, 25, with five years of imprisonment for torching a 73-year-old woman’s house in Gokalpuri during the communal violence in February that year. A Delhi court on Thursday slapped Dinesh Yadav, 25, with five years …

First sentencing in Delhi riots, man gets 5 years in jail for putting house ablaze
2 years, 11 months ago

First sentencing in Delhi riots, man gets 5 years in jail for putting house ablaze

Hindustan Times  

In what comes as the first sentencing in the ill-famed Delhi riots case, a court in the national capital on Thursday punished one Dinesh Yadav with a term of five years in jail for offences that involved rioting and deliberately setting the residence of a Muslim family on fire. Yadav is the first person convicted in connection with the February …

"Will Lead To Anarchy If Permitted": Delhi HC Sentences Man For Three Months For Wilful Disobedience Of Repeated Court Directions In Matrimonial Dispute
3 years ago

"Will Lead To Anarchy If Permitted": Delhi HC Sentences Man For Three Months For Wilful Disobedience Of Repeated Court Directions In Matrimonial Dispute

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Thursday sentenced a man to simple imprisonment for a period of three months including imposition of a fine of Rs. 2000 for wilful disobedience of repeated Court directions in a matrimonial dispute requiring him to pay maintenance to his wife. Observing that the actions or omissions of the husband in choosing to show complete disregard …

Delhi HC grants bail to 5 in riots case, says law not for targeted harassment
3 years, 3 months ago

Delhi HC grants bail to 5 in riots case, says law not for targeted harassment

India Today  

"It is to be noted that the right to protest and express dissent is a right which occupies a fundamental stature in a democratic polity, and therefore, the sole act of protesting should not be employed as a weapon to justify the incarceration of those who are exercising this right," said Delhi High Court Justice Subramonium Prasad on Friday. READ: …

When History Will Look Back At Worst Communal Riots Since Partition, Failure Of Investigating Agency Will Torment Sentinels Of Democracy: Delhi Court
3 years, 3 months ago

When History Will Look Back At Worst Communal Riots Since Partition, Failure Of Investigating Agency Will Torment Sentinels Of Democracy: Delhi Court

Live Law  

"When history will look back at the worst communal riots since partition in Delhi, it is the failure of investigating agency to conduct proper investigation by using latest scientific methods, will surely torment the sentinels of democracy," observed a Delhi Court on Thursday while discharging three accused persons in a Delhi Riots case.Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Yadav discharged. "When history …

Delhi riots will be remembered for police's failure to conduct proper probe: Court while discharging accused
3 years, 3 months ago

Delhi riots will be remembered for police's failure to conduct proper probe: Court while discharging accused

India Today  

A Delhi court pulled up the Delhi Police over lack of proper investigation into the 2020 northeast Delhi riots, while discharging three men accused of rioting, arson and various offences. Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Yadav, in his order that was passed on Thursday, observed that the police "made no effort" to investigate the case, and were "merely filing chargesheets without …

Delhi Riots Cases : Can Liberty Of All The Accused Be Curtailed Till Trial Ends? Delhi High Court Asks Police
3 years, 4 months ago

Delhi Riots Cases : Can Liberty Of All The Accused Be Curtailed Till Trial Ends? Delhi High Court Asks Police

Live Law  

While hearing a batch of bail applications in North-East Delhi riots matter, the Delhi High Court today posed the question as to what should be the parameters for grant of bail in a case involving charges under Section 149 read with Section 302. P.C restricts the High Court in granting bail to persons accused of an offence punishable with death …

Delhi Riots: Police arrested 1,829 persons, filed 755 FIRs, govt tells Parliament
3 years, 9 months ago

Delhi Riots: Police arrested 1,829 persons, filed 755 FIRs, govt tells Parliament

India Today  

Deli Poice arrested 1,829 people and filed 755 FIRs in connection with the northeast Delhi riots last year, Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy told Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. The minister said that out of the 755 FIRs filed, 62 were linked to heinous crimes and were investigated by the special investigation teams in the crime branch. One …

Delhi riots | Ishrat Jahan alleges in court beating, harassment by jail inmates
4 years ago

Delhi riots | Ishrat Jahan alleges in court beating, harassment by jail inmates

The Hindu  

Former Congress Councillor Ishrat Jahan, arrested under the stringent Unlawful Activities Act in a northeast Delhi riots case, alleged before a court in New Delhi on Tuesday that she was beaten badly by inmates at Mandoli jail and was continuously facing harassment in prison. Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat directed the jail authorities to take immediate steps to ensure Jahan’s …

Delhi riots: 15 people named in over 10,000-page chargesheet
4 years, 3 months ago

Delhi riots: 15 people named in over 10,000-page chargesheet

Live Mint  

Delhi Police Special Cell today filed a charge sheet against 15 accused in communal violence in north east Delhi case under sections of Unlawful Activities Act, IPC and Arms Act. On Monday, a Delhi court had sent former JNU student leader Umar Khalid, arrested under the stringent anti-terror law, to police custody for 10 days in a case related Delhi …

Delhi riots: Court extends by three days police custody of Sharjeel Imam in UAPA case
4 years, 3 months ago

Delhi riots: Court extends by three days police custody of Sharjeel Imam in UAPA case

India Today  

A Delhi court Monday extended by three days the police custody of JNU student Sharjeel Imam, arrested under the stringent anti terror law -- Unlawful Activities Act, in a case related to communal violence in north east Delhi in February. "In order to have an effective and proper investigation, I deem it fit to allow the present application for seeking …

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