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Indian Express
30-05-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
In major rejig, 135 trial court judges transferred in Delhi
In a major reshuffle, a total of 135 trial court judges in the city have been transferred by an order of the Delhi High Court on Friday. Among notable names are Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai of Karkardooma Courts, who was hearing the larger conspiracy case related to the 2020 Northeast Delhi Riots, and Additional Sessions Judge Pulastya Pramachala of Karkardooma Courts who was hearing other cases of murder, arson, and unlawful assembly linked to the riots. While the former had been transferred to the Saket Court as an Additional Sessions Judge, the latter has been transferred to the Patiala House Court as a District Judge (Commercial Court). The larger conspiracy case has been pending for over four years and is at the stage of framing charges. Special Judge Niyay Bindu of Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court has been transferred to the Dwarka Court in the capacity of an Additional Principal Judge (Family Court). In June 2024, she granted bail to former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal in the money laundering case linked to the excise policy 'scam'. Additional Sessions Judge (POCSO) Gomati Manocha of Patiala House Court, who recently accepted a closure report filed by the Delhi Police in a POCSO case against former BJP MP Brij Bhushan, has been transferred to Karkardooma Court as a District Judge. Additional Sessions Judge Manisha Khurana Kakkar of the Saket Court has been transferred to Rouse Avenue Court as a Special Judge. She was hearing the trial against Aaftab Poonawala, who was arrested in 2022 for allegedly killing his live-in partner Shraddha Walkar and chopping her into pieces in Delhi. Special Judge Amitabh Rawat of Rouse Avenue Court, who earlier heard the larger conspiracy case linked to the Delhi riots, has been transferred to the Delhi High Court in the capacity of Joint Registrar (judicial).
Scroll.in
23-05-2025
- Politics
- Scroll.in
2020 Delhi riots: 30 men acquitted in four cases within a week due to lack of proof
A Delhi court has acquitted 30 men charged in four separate cases related to the February 2020 riots in the national capital, Live Law reported on Friday. They were accused of murdering three persons and committing loot and arson. Additional Sessions Judge Pulastya Pramachala of the Karkardooma Court passed the four acquittal orders within a week on May 13, May 14, May 16 and May 17, the legal news outlet reported. The men were accused of being involved in several crimes during the 2020 Delhi riots. In one case, the complaint had alleged that his medical shop was looted and set on fire during the riots. The other three cases were pertaining to the murder of three men. One case was related to the killing of Shahbaz, who was allegedly beaten severely and burned alive. Another was related to Akil Ahmed, who died from a head injury caused by blunt force. The third case was about the killing of Aamir Ali. All three cases were filed based on statements given by an assistant sub-inspector, Live Law reported. On May 13, Pramachala acquitted 14 men of all charges related to the murder of Aamir Ali, finding them not guilty of rioting, unlawful assembly and murder. However, one of the suspects, Lokesh Kumar Solanki, was convicted under sections of the Indian Penal Code for inciting enmity among groups and public mischief by spreading rumours. In the other three cases, all persons were acquitted after the prosecution failed to prove their guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, Live Law reported. Clashes had broken out in North East Delhi in February 2020 between supporters of the Citizenship Amendment Act and those opposing it. The violence left 53 dead and hundreds injured. The Delhi Police has claimed that the violence in February 2020 was part of a larger conspiracy to defame the Narendra Modi government and was plotted by those who organised the protests against the contentious citizenship law. However, a fact-finding committee constituted by the Delhi Minorities Commission said that the riots were sparked by inflammatory remarks by Bharatiya Janata Party leaders.
India Gazette
19-05-2025
- India Gazette
Delhi court acquits 11 accused in 2020 Northeast Delhi riots case
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): Delhi's Karkardooma Court recently acquitted 11 accused in a case related to rioting, arson, etc. in Northeast Delhi in 2020. The court acquitted the accused persons after finding no credible evidence against them. It discarded the testimony of two police officials who identified the accused persons in a video. The court also noted that the accused persons were identified at a belated stage after their arrest and the filing of a charge sheet. An FIR was filed at the Gokul Puri Police Station. Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Pulastya Pramachala acquitted all accused persons after considering the evidence and testimonies of the Prosecution witnesses. 'In view of my foregoing discussions, observations and findings, I find that charges levelled against the accused persons in this case are not proved beyond all reasonable doubts and accused are entitled for benefit of doubt. Hence, all accused Ankit Chaudhary alias Fauzi, Sumit alias Badshah, Pappu, Vijay, Ashish Kumar, Sourabh Kaushik, Bhupender, Shakti Singh, Sachin Kumar alias Rancho, Rahul and Yogesh, are acquitted of the charges levelled against them,' ASJ Pramachala held on May 14. The court noted that the accused persons were identified by the two police officials who claimed to know them prior to the incident. The court noted, ' However, both these officials were posted in the same police station, despite that their statement regarding identifying the accused persons, was recorded at much belated time.' ' Moreover, if these accused persons were already known to these two police officials, then there could not have been any need to identify them in any video or photographs,' the court further noted. The court observed in the judgement, ' It is worth to note here that by the time Investigation Officer (IO) recorded statement of these two police officials, all accused were already arrested and chargesheeted in this case. Therefore, their identification of accused persons, at such belated time, is not beyond controversy and doubt.' The accused were chargesheeted by the police for offences punishable under Section 147, 148, 149, 380, 427, 436 IPC. On March 3, 2020, an FIR was registered at PS Gokalpuri pursuant to receipt of a written complaint filed by one Mohammad Imran Sheikh. He had alleged about loot and arson committed in his medical shop in the name and style of 'Crown Medicos.' His shop was situated in Gokalpuri. He further alleged that the First and second floors of his shop were full of medicines. He further alleged that one Aslam, who was working in a salon situated in front of his medical shop, had telephonically informed him at around 1:30 AM that some persons had looted his shop and were setting it ablaze. Immediately thereafter, complainant Mohammad Imran Sheikh called the police at the 100 number about this incident. Another complaint was filed by Akram Ali, who was running a barber shop in the same area alongwith his brother Aslam Ali. He alleged that on February 2, 2020, at around 6 PM, a number of persons came and started vandalism, and thereafter he and his brother left Delhi for their native place, in order to save their lives. Aslam Ali returned on February 28 and informed his brother that the shop had been vandalised. (ANI)
Time of India
16-05-2025
- Time of India
Delhi court acquits 11 accused in 2020 riots case, doubts police witnesses
New Delhi: A court acquitted 11 people accused of looting a medical shop in Gokulpuri during the 2020 northeast Delhi riots, giving them the benefit of the doubt. Additional sessions judge Pulastya Pramachala noted that the core issue was the identification of the accused persons comprising the mob involved in the crime. The court observed that the two police witnesses, who were posted in the same police station, identified the photographs of the accused persons after a 10-month gap and appeared to be artificial eyewitnesses. According to Delhi Police, an FIR was registered in the case at Gokalpuri police station on March 3, 2020, based on a complaint of Mohammad Imran Sheikh. He claimed that his medicine shop was looted and destroyed during the riots on Feb 24, 2020. The prosecution alleged that the accused were involved in theft, vandalism and arson in some shops on the intervening night of Feb 24 and 25. The court pointed out that the investigating officer was said to know that the two police personnel were on duty at the spot, but he did not examine them. "Showing photographs of the accused to PW 9, when they were already arrested in this case, appears to be an unnatural action, giving the impression that PW9 was artificially made an eyewitness to identify the accused persons." by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Ecuatoriano: descubre cómo ganar más con Cervecería Nacional CFD. las inversiones de hoy Reservar Undo As a result, the court discarded the witness testimony. The statement of another witness, Aslam, who identified the accused in court for the first time though he knew them from before, was termed "suspicious" by the court. "If prosecution witness (PW) 9 assistant sub-inspector Jahangir and PW10 ASI Vanvir actually saw and identified the accused persons among the rioters on Feb 24, 2020, then there was no good reason for them to keep silent for such a long period," the court said. The judge ruled that the charges against the accused were not proved beyond a reasonable doubt and acquitted Ankit Chaudhary, Sumit, Pappu, Vijay, Ashish Kumar, Sourabh Kaushik, Bhupender, Shakti Singh, Sachin Kumar, Rahul and Yogesh.
Time of India
05-05-2025
- Time of India
2020 Delhi riots case: Delhi Court acquits 12 due to lack of evidence
New Delhi: A Delhi court acquitted 12 accused persons of murder and criminal conspiracy charges in a case related to the 2020 . The court of additional sessions judge Pulastya Pramachala, on April 30, stated that the fragments and pieces of circumstantial evidence were insufficient to establish the identity of the accused persons as part of the riotous mob. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now According to prosecution, the accused were part of the mob that murdered Hashim Ali on Feb 26, 2020, in the jurisdiction of the Gokalpuri police station. The court noted that the prosecution relied on circumstantial evidence as the eyewitnesses did not support its case for identifying the accused. "I find that in the name of circumstantial evidence, there are some fragments and pieces of evidence, which fall much short to point out towards any of the accused persons as members of the culprit mob," the judge said. The judge then named Lokesh Kumar Solanki, Pankaj Sharma, Ankit Chaudhary, Prince, Jatin Sharma, Himanshu Thakur, Vivek Panchal, Rishabh Chaudhary, Sumit Chaudhary, Tinku Arora, Sandeep, and Sahil. The ASJ court, noting that the prosecution relied on circumstantial evidence as the eyewitnesses did not support its case for identifying the accused, observed, "Unless the identity of members of the culprit mob is established, vicarious liability cannot be fastened upon anyone. No presumption can be raised that some persons identified as part of some mob at some place at some other time period would also have been part of the mob, which was involved in the incident of murder." The court also rejected the prosecution's argument that some of the accused, who were part of a WhatsApp group 'Kattar Hindu Ekta', confessed to the murder during chats. "Such posts/messages may be put in the group solely with the intention of becoming a hero in the estimation of other members of the group, and it could be a boast also, without truth," said the court, adding that the posts could not be used as substantive evidence to prove murder.
