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Time of India
11 hours ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Two Cong MLAs sentenced to jail for obstructing road in '14
1 2 3 4 Jaipur: A Jaipur court Tuesday sentenced two Congress MLAs, Mukesh Bhakar and Manish Yadav, along with seven others, to one-year simple imprisonment for blocking traffic outside Rajasthan University more than a decade ago. The demonstration, held on Aug 13, 2014, was part of an agitation against inclusion of Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT) in the UPSC preliminary exam. It disrupted traffic on JLN Marg outside the university's main gate for about 20 minutes. Following the sentencing, the court suspended the sentence, giving them a month to appeal the decision. Additional chief judicial magistrate-19 (ACJM-19), Jaipur Metropolitan First, found all nine accused guilty of unlawful assembly and obstructing a public road. Those convicted include Ladnun MLA Mukesh Bhakar and Shahpura MLA Manish Yadav, along with Abhishek Chaudhary, who contested from Jhotwara on a Congress ticket. Also convicted are Rajesh Meena, Ravi Kirad alias Ravikant, Wasim Khan, Dron Yadav, Bhanupratap Singh, and Vidhyadhar Meel. Prosecution officer Kavita Pingolia said police filed a chargesheet in the case on Aug 11, 2016. During the trial, some of the accused argued they were not present at the protest site and their names were not in the original FIR. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Walgreens Keeps Quiet About This '9 Pills for $7' Generic Cialis Deal Health Alliance by Friday Plans Learn More Undo However, prosecution witnesses testified that those chargesheeted were present at the scene, and their testimony remained consistent throughout. The court dismissed the defence's argument that the case was politically motivated, stating that the evidence clearly pointed to the involvement of all nine accused. During the trial, the prosecution presented four witnesses, all of whom were policemen. To support their statements, the prosecution also submitted documentary evidence. These included the site map of the incident, a copy of the daily diary entry, and a certified copy of the original FIR. Under Section 147 of IPC (rioting), each convict was sentenced to one year of simple imprisonment and fined Rs 3,000. If the fine is not paid, they will serve an additional month in jail. Under Section 283 of IPC (causing obstruction in a public way), they were each fined Rs 200, with the alternative of 15 days in jail if unpaid.
The Hindu
14 hours ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
Two Congress MLAs jailed for blocking Jaipur road in 2014
A magistrate's court here sentenced two sitting Congress MLAs and seven others to one-year imprisonment on Wednesday (June 18, 2025) in an 11-year-old case of unlawful assembly and blocking of a public road outside the University of Rajasthan during a protest. The convicts also included an unsuccessful Congress candidate in the 2023 Rajasthan Assembly election. Congress MLAs Mukesh Bhakar, elected from Ladnun, and Manish Yadav, representing Shahpura, were among the student leaders who staged a protest and blocked Jawaharlal Nehru Marg outside the university's gate for about 20 minutes on August 13, 2014. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Parikshita Detha found them guilty after a protracted trial lasting 11 years. The two MLAs, who were then National Students' Union of India (NSUI) leaders, had gathered along with about 200 students at the university's gate to protest against the process followed for the Common Entrance Test (CET) for admission to postgraduate courses. The State was ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party at the time. The nine were convicted under Sections 143 (unlawful assembly), 283 (danger or obstruction in public way or line of navigation), and 341 (wrongful restraint) of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to one year's imprisonment each, along with a fine of ₹3,200 each. Bail granted The court granted bail to all the convicts and gave them one month's time to file an appeal in a higher court. Among the convicts, Abhishek Chaudhary contested the 2023 Assembly election as a Congress candidate from Jaipur's Jhotwara constituency and lost. The other convicts in the case are Rajesh Meena, Ravi Kirad, Wasim Khan, Dron Yadav, Bhanu Pratap Singh, and Vidyadhar Meel. The court observed that their protest had led to a complete blockade of Jawaharlal Nehru Marg, which is an important arterial road in Jaipur, and caused a significant traffic disruption. The Assembly membership of both Mr. Bhakar and Mr. Yadav will remain unaffected, as a legislator can be disqualified only on being convicted of an offence with a two-year sentence or more, as per Section 8(3) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. The Assembly membership of Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Kanwar Lal Meena was terminated last month after he was sentenced to three years in jail in a 20-year-old case for brandishing a revolver at a Sub-Divisional Magistrate. Baran district's Anta Assembly seat has fallen vacant after Meena's disqualification.
