DELHI RIOTS

Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vidhi Gupta Anand sent the case to the district judge so the matter could be committed to a sessions judge, noting that Jagdish Tytler, a former union minister, was accused of murder (punishable under sections 302 of IPC), an offence "exclusively triable" by 'Courts of Sessions'.

Former MCD councillor Tahir Hussain has been granted bail by a Delhi court in a case related to the North East Delhi riots. The court cited changed circumstances and the fact that the incident in question occurred in close proximity to two other incidents where the accused had been granted bail by the Delhi High Court. The court also noted that many of the witnesses are common in all three cases, and the High Court had already granted bail in two of them. The bail plea was opposed by the special public prosecutor.

A Delhi court has pulled up the prosecution for not submitting a video pertaining to the identification of the accused in connection with the 2020 northeast Delhi riots case. Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Pulastya Pramachala, hearing a case on Friday, said it was "unfortunate" that the prosecution was "befooling" the court. He also warned the investigating agency not to repeat such conduct in future.

Tytler was granted anticipatory bail by a sessions court on August 4 on a personal bond of Rs 1 lakh and one surety of the like amount. The court also imposed certain conditions on him, including that he will not tamper with the evidence in the case or leave the country without permission.

The Supreme Court has adjourned Umar Khalid's plea for bail in a case linked to the February 2020 northeast Delhi riots for two weeks. Khalid, a former JNU student, was arrested by the Delhi Police in September 2020 for allegedly being a "mastermind" of the riots. The Delhi High Court rejected his bail plea in October 2022. The Supreme Court judge Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra had earlier recused himself from hearing Khalid's petition challenging the High Court's order.

A court in Delhi has granted Congress leader Jagdish Tytler an additional ten days to examine documents presented to him by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), including a charge sheet, relating to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in which he is accused of involvement. Tytler had previously been granted anticipatory bail in August, with certain conditions imposed, including a ban on interfering with evidence or leaving the country without permission.

Congress leader Jagdish Tytler furnished a bail bond in connection with the Pul Bangash killings during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, which was accepted by a Delhi court on Saturday. The court directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to provide a copy of the charge sheet to Tytler. The judge will hear the case on 11 August. On Friday, a sessions court granted Tytler relief on a personal bond of INR1 lakh and one surety of the like amount, imposing certain conditions on him.

A Delhi court has reserved its order on Congress leader Jagdish Tytler's anticipatory bail application in relation to the killing of three Sikhs during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The CBI opposed the bail request, claiming the role of Jagdish Tytler is apparent from witness statements and fears of influencing said witnesses cannot be ruled out.

The judge said the WhatsApp chats placed on the record were obtained from the mobile phones of two witnesses and were not found in Solanki's mobile phone as he had allegedly deleted his account from the platform.

In its charge sheet filed before the court, the CBI said Tytler "incited, instigated and provoked" the mob that had assembled at Pul Bangash Gurdwara in Azad Market on November 1, 1984, that resulted in the burning down of the gurdwara and killing of three Sikhs -- Thakur Singh, Badal Singh and Guru Charan Singh.

The counsel for Karat told the court there were several FIRs with regards the alleged misuse of power by the police during the February 2020 violence that erupted in north east Delhi. One such incident, she said, was revealed in a "viral" video which showed some policemen allegedly beating a Muslim youth while forcing them to sing the national anthem.

A Delhi court has granted five days to the CBI to submit the forensic results regarding the voice samples of Congress leader Jagdish Tytler, an accused in a case related to the alleged Pul Bangash killings during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vidhi Gupta Anand also posted for July 26 the decision on whether to take cognisance of a charge sheet filed against Tytler in the case.

Former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain has been granted bail in five cases related to the northeast Delhi riots of 2020 by the Delhi High Court. The cases against him are of alleged rioting during the violence in February 2020, injuries suffered by two people on account of a riotous mob pelting stones, throwing petrol bombs and firing gunshots, and commission of offences of attempt to murder and violation of the Arms Act.

The Supreme Court will hear on July 24 a plea by former JNU student Umar Khalid seeking bail in a UAPA case related to the alleged conspiracy behind the riots in Delhi in February 2020. The Delhi Police sought time to respond to the petition during the hearing, as the charge sheet is voluminous and contains thousands of pages. Khalid has challenged the Delhi High Court’s order refusing him bail in the case. He was arrested in September 2020 for allegedly being the "mastermind" of the February 2020 riots. The violence had erupted during the protests against CAA and NRC.

A court here has acquitted six people accused of rioting, arson and looting at two properties during the 2020 northeast Delhi riots. Additional Sessions Judge Pulastya Pramachala passed the order while hearing a case against Sahil, Dinesh, Tinku, Sandeep, Vikas Kashyap and Sonu, who were accused of being a part of a riotous mob that committed trespass and thefts in a shop in Bhagirathi Vihar during the riots on the intervening night of 24th and 25th February 2020.

A court hearing a case related to the 2020 northeast Delhi riots has warned the prosecution not to repeat the scenario of the public prosecutor not making sufficient arrangements for the examination of a crucial witness in his absence. Additional Sessions Judge Pulastya Pramachala was hearing a case of rioting and arson registered by Dayalpur police station against five accused which was at the stage of prosecution evidence.

Former JNU student Umar Khalid and several others have been booked under the anti-terror law Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and provisions of the Indian Penal Code for allegedly being the "masterminds" of the February 2020 riots in the North-East Delhi

A court in New Delhi has sentenced nine individuals convicted of being involved in the 2020 northeast Delhi riots to seven years of rigorous imprisonment, noting that communal riot is a menace that poses a serious threat to the sense of fraternity among citizens. On March 13, the court had convicted the nine accused, saying the charges levelled by the prosecution were proved beyond a reasonable doubt.