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Hindustan Times
24-07-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Best way to create terror is to disrupt Parliament: Delhi HC on 2023 breach case
The Delhi High Court on Thursday said that disrupting the Parliament is the best way to create terror in India while hearing a bail petition filed by the accused in the 2023 Parliament security breach case. The next hearing will take place on October 8. (PIB file photo) A bench of justices Vivek Chaudhary and Shalinder Kaur made the remarks after Manoranjan D's counsel submitted that their act of opening smoke canisters inside the Parliament while raising slogans did not amount to terrorist act since the smoke was not obnoxious and their intention was to only highlight unemployment and not create terror. However, the bench said, 'The best way to create terror in India is to disrupt the Parliament. You disrupted the Parliament.' Also Read: Delhi high court grants bail to Neelam Azad, Mahesh Kumawat in 2023 Parliament breach case Sagar Sharma and Manoranjan, along with two other accused– Neelam Azad and Amol Shinde were accused of orchestrating a protest involving coloured smoke canisters on December 13, 2023. Sharma and Manoranjan had jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber from the visitors' gallery, while Azad and Shinde protested outside. The four accused were immediately apprehended on December 13, 2023, while Kumawat and Jha surrendered before the police on December 14 and both were handed over to the special cell. The intrusion was planned to attract the attention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on issues such as inflation and poverty. It coincided with the anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attack on Parliament and sparked questions about laxity in security. The police had charged the accused under the provisions of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and Indian Penal Code (IPC). The two had approached the high court against the trial court's order refusing to release them on bail. While Manoranjan had approached the court last year, Sagar approached the court on Thursday. Manoranjan in his plea had argued that the allegations against him were vague, no culpability could be attributed to him and Delhi Police wrongly invoked UAPA charges, since the offences under the same have not been made out in the present case. Sagar asserted that he was entitled to be released on bail on parity with the two co accused– Neelam Azad and Mahesh Kumawat, who were granted bail by the high court on July 2. The high court, while granting bail to Azad and Kumawat had deprecated their choice of place of protest, the bench had said that their protest was not a terrorist act. The court had said that their demonstrations were symbolic, in the nature of propagation of ideological messages and did not give a colour of substantial threat or terrorist intent. During the hearing on Thursday, the court also shot down the duo's contention of seeking bail on parity, noting that the two who were out on bail had protested outside the Parliament, while they were inside. 'You were inside the Parliament. There is no parity. You have to come on merits,' the bench said. The court, while asking Delhi police's lawyers– additional public prosecutor Ritesh Kumar Bahri and advocate Divya Yadav to file their response in Sharma's bail plea, fixed October 8 as the next date of hearing.
Hans India
03-07-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
Two get bail in Parl security breach case
The Delhi High Court grants bail to Neelam Azad and Mahesh Kumawat in the December 2023 Parliament security breach case. The court granted bail to the two subject to them furnishing bail bond of Rs 50,000 each and two sureties of like amount. A bench of Justices Subramonium Prasad and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar granted relief to Neelam Azad and Mahesh Kumawat on a personal bond of Rs 50,000 each and two sureties of the like amount. The judge also directed them not to give interviews to media outlets or make social media posts related to the incident. The accused had challenged a trial court's order rejecting their bail plea. In a major security breach on the anniversary of the 2001 Parliament terror attack, accused Sagar Sharma and Manoranjan D allegedly jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber from the public gallery during Zero Hour, released yellow gas from canisters and sloganeered before they were overpowered by some MPs. Around the same time, two other accused -- Amol Shinde and Azad -- allegedly sprayed coloured gas from canisters while shouting 'tanashahi nahi chalegi (dictatorship won't work)' outside Parliament premises.
The Hindu
02-07-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
2023 Parliament security breach: Delhi HC grants bail to two accused
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (July 2, 2025) granted bail to Neelam Azad and Mahesh Kumawat, two accused in the 2023 Parliament security breach case, but barred them from talking about the incident to the press or on social media. A Bench of Justices Subramonium Prasad and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar granted the reprieve on a personal bond of ₹50,000 each and two sureties. 'They shall not give interviews or make any statement regarding the case before the press or social media. They shall not leave Delhi and appear before the investigating agency every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday,' the court said. The accused had challenged a trial court's order rejecting their bail pleas. The trial court had found sufficient evidence to believe that the allegations were 'prima facie' true. Delhi Police had opposed the bail applications, alleging that the accused intended to bring back 'haunted memories' of the 2001 Parliament attack. The security breach occurred on December 13, 2023, coinciding with the anniversary of the 2001 Parliament terror attack. During the incident, the co-accused, Sagar Sharma and Manoranjan D., allegedly jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber from the public gallery during Zero Hour. They released yellow gas from canisters and sloganeered before being overpowered by some MPs. Around the same time, another accused, Amol Shinde, and Ms. Azad allegedly sprayed coloured gas from canisters outside Parliament premises while shouting 'tanashahi nahi chalegi (dictatorship won't work)'. According to the police, preliminary inquiries revealed that Ms. Azad and Mr. Shinde were associates of Mr. Sharma and Mr. Manoranjan, and together carried out the terror act. Delhi Police had arrested Mr. Kumawat on December 16 on charges of criminal conspiracy and destruction of evidence. Earlier, the court had sought clarification from the police on whether the act of carrying or using a smoke canister within Parliament premises or outside would invoke provisions under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, and if such an act would come under the definition of terrorist activities.
Mint
02-07-2025
- Politics
- Mint
Parliament Security Breach: Delhi HC grants bail to accused Neelam Azad, Mahesh Kumawat; asks to furnish ₹50,000 bond
The Delhi High Court on July 2 granted bail to Neelam Azad and Mahesh Kumawat, the two accused in the 2023 Parliament security breach, PTI reported. This is subject to furnishing bail bonds of ₹ 50,000 each and two sureties of the like amount, it added. The accused, Neelam Azad and Mahesh Kumawat have also been barred from giving interviews, holding press conferences, or posting anything on social media regarding the incident. The Delhi HC bench presided by Justices Subramonium Prasad and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar have further been asked to not leave Delhi and report to the police station every Monday. The case was heard by the higher court after Azad and Kumawat challenged a trial court's order rejecting their bail pleas. In a major security breach on the anniversary of the 2001 Parliament terror attack, other accused in the case Sagar Sharma and Manoranjan D allegedly jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber from the public gallery during Zero Hour, released yellow gas from canisters and sloganeered before they were overpowered by some MPs. Around the same time, two other accused — Amol Shinde and Azad — allegedly sprayed coloured gas from canisters while shouting 'tanashahi nahi chalegi (dictatorship won't work)' outside Parliament premises. The bail pleas were opposed by the prosecution which said during the preliminary inquiry, it was revealed that accused Azad and Shinde were associates of Sharma and Manoranjan. All the accused — Azad, Kumawat, Manoranjan, Sharma, Shinde, and Lalit Jha, during the trial court proceedings admitted to knowing that a threat was given by designated terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannu for targeting Parliament on December 13, 2023, the prosecution added.
India Today
02-07-2025
- Politics
- India Today
Parliament breach accused get bail, barred from posting on social media on case
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted bail to Neelam Azad and Mahesh Kumawat, both of whom were arrested in the Parliament security breach case which happened on December 13, court while announcing its decision directed the accused to furnish a bail bond of Rs 50,000 each, along with two sureties of like part of the bail conditions, the court has barred the accused from giving interviews or making any public statements related to the case and restrained them from posting anything on the social media relating to the incident in The court has also restricted them from leaving the city of Delhi and directed them to report to the designated police station every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 10 am.A division bench comprising Justice Subramonium Prasad and Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar pronounced the order which was reserved on May 13 December 2023, the breach was orchestrated by a group of six individuals, of whom two, Sagar Sharma and Manoranjan D, managed to infiltrate the Lok Sabha chamber. During Zero Hour, they leapt from the public gallery, discharged yellow gas from canisters and shouted slogans until MPs and security personnel subdued the investigation, it was found that the accused were linked through a social media page named 'Bhagat Singh Fan Club' and had met in Mysuru. The group, which used encrypted communication through the Signal app to coordinate their actions, acted on their plan one and a half years security breach happened on the anniversary of the 2001 Parliament attack which was carried out by five Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists that resulted in the deaths of six Delhi Police personnel, two Parliament Security Service personnel and a gardener.- EndsMust Watch IN THIS STORY#Delhi
