A court docket right here has granted bail to a man accused of being a component of the riotous mob that allegedly killed Delhi Police head constable Ratan Lal through the 2020 northeast Delhi riots. Additional Sessions Judge Pulastya Pramachala was listening to the bail plea of accused Shahid in opposition to whom (together with different co-accused individuals) town police had filed a chargesheet beneath varied provisions of the Indian Penal Code, together with sections 302 (homicide) and 149 (each member of illegal meeting responsible of offence dedicated in prosecution of widespread object).
According to the prosecution, a riotous mob attacked police at Chand Bagh close to Peer Baba Dargah on February 24, 2020, ensuing within the demise of Lal from a gunshot harm and severe accidents to the then Shahdara DCP Amit Sharma, then ACP Gokalpuri Anuj Kumar and one other head constable Chetrapal. “For the purpose of bail, keeping in view the evidence produced by the prosecution against him, I find applicant…to be entitled to the same and accordingly, applicant Shahid is admitted to bail on his furnishing personal bond and surety bond of Rs 10,000 each with one surety in the like amount,” ASJ Pramachala stated in his order handed on Tuesday.
Noting the proof, the choose stated Shahid was arrested by the Special Cell officers, who recovered a service revolver and dwell cartridges on the accused’s occasion and the stated weapon was allegedly snatched from head constable Chetrapal. The choose additional famous that the prosecution relied upon the assertion of a witness who recognized Shahid to be half of the riotous mob that had attacked police however no take a look at identification parade (TIP) of Shahid was carried out by way of Chetrapal. “Prosecution has made allegations of snatching of the service pistol against the applicant, on the basis of the presumption that since he had possession of that revolver, therefore, he would have snatched the same. All such issues would be a matter of appreciation during further proceedings,” the choose stated.
During the proceedings, the prosecution opposed the bail plea, alleging the accused individuals had killed Lal and tried to kill members of the police crew, together with DCP Sharma, ACP Kumar and head constable Chetrapal, who acquired grievous harm on his head. The prosecution claimed Shahid didn’t cooperate with the investigating company throughout his custodial interrogation and that the recovered revolver and cartridges had been “robbed” from Chetrapal.
“Till date, 25 accused persons have been arrested in this case, out of which only 17 accused persons are on bail. In most of the cases, the Delhi High Court has dismissed their bail applications,” the prosecution stated. It stated three accused individuals particularly Suleman Siddiqui, Ayaz Khan and Khalid have been declared proclaimed offenders and are but to be arrested within the case.
Counsel for Shahid argued that the applicant was falsely booked within the case and faux restoration of the weapon together with dwell cartridges has been proven. The different situations of bail included the accused not leaving the nation, intimating the court docket about any change in tackle or different particulars, and offering his cell phone quantity, moreover not attempting to affect some other witness, the court docket stated.
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