Communal violence had damaged out in northeast Delhi in February final 12 months
A court right here has known as the 2020 Delhi riots the ‘reminiscent of carnage during the days of partition’, whereas rejecting the anticipatory bail petition of a person accused of attacking a boy during the widespread violence, merely as a result of he belonged to a distinct neighborhood. Fearing arrest, Siraj Ahmad Khan had moved the court to hunt anticipatory bail within the matter, claiming that he was being falsely implicated and had nothing to do with the alleged offence.
Dismissing his pre-arrest bail plea, Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Yadav famous that the allegations in opposition to him have been “grave in nature” and that his presence was essential to unearth the conspiracy concerned in planning, instigating and fanning the flames of communal conflagration. Communal violence had damaged out in northeast Delhi in February final 12 months after clashes between citizenship regulation supporters and protesters spiralled out of management leaving at the very least 53 folks useless and round 200 injured.
“It is common knowledge that the dreary day(s) of February 24/25, 2020 saw parts of North-East Delhi gripped by a communal frenzy, reminiscent of carnage during the days of partition,” the decide remarked, in his April 29 order. “Soon, the riots spread like wildfire across the smoke-grey skyline of Capital, engulfing new areas and snuffing out more and more innocent lives,” he added.
In the current matter, a younger boy specifically Raman was brutally attacked by the riotous mob on February 25 merely on the bottom that he belonged to a distinct neighborhood, the decide mentioned. “From the reply filed by investigating officer in the matter, it is clearly apparent that applicant is clearly seen/visible in the CCTV footage dated February 25, 2020 carrying a spear (bhaala) in his hands and his two sons namely Arman and Aman, who are also accused in the instant matter are still absconding,” the decide mentioned.
Siraj Ahmad Khan has been absconding within the matter proper from the day his position cropped up within the matter and was declared proclaimed offender by the district court in December, final 12 months. The court additional famous that the factum that numerous co-accused have been enlarged on bail by the court is not going to water down the conduct of applicant which he displayed within the matter by absconding proper from the day when his title cropped up within the matter.
“Considering the facts and circumstances of the case in totality and the conduct exhibited by applicant during the course of investigation, I do not find it to be a fit case for grant of anticipatory bail to the applicant,” the decide mentioned.
During the course of listening to, Advocate Shadab Khan, representing Siraj, advised the court that the accused had been falsely implicated within the case merely on the premise of disclosure statements of co-accused individuals, no particular position has been assigned to him and has nothing to do with the alleged offence.
He argued that the officers of New Usmanpur Police Station had been threatening his relations to arrest him within the matter and visited his home a number of occasions, that too in odd hours.
The counsel mentioned that investigation within the matter was full and the cost sheet had been filed. He advised the court that Siraj wouldn’t abscond or tamper with the prosecution witnesses and was prepared to affix additional investigation within the matter as and when known as.
Opposing the anticipatory bail, Special Public Prosecutor Saleem Ahmed apprised the court that complainant Raman was brutally attacked with “swords and dandas” by the riotous mob consisting of about 15-20 hooligans on February 25, because of this of which he sustained extreme accidents on his head, again and ft.
“The common object of the accused persons was to cause maximum damage to the persons and property(ies) of other community,” he advised the court, asking it to reject the anticipatory bail petition.
