A court here has granted bail to a man accused of being part of the rioting mob that allegedly killed Delhi Police head constable Ratan Lal during the 2020 northeast Delhi riots. Additional Sessions Judge Pulastya Pramachala was hearing the bail plea of accused Shahid, against whom the city police had filed a charge sheet under various provisions, including sections 302 (murder) and 149 (every day) of the Indian Penal Code. Members of an unlawful assembly guilty of an offense committed in the prosecution of a common object).
According to the prosecution, on February 24, 2020, a riotous mob attacked the police at Chand Bagh near Peer Baba Dargah, resulting in the death of Lal due to bullet injuries and the then Shahdara DCP Amit Sharma, the then ACP Gokalpuri Anuj Kumar and Seriously injured. Another head constable Chetrapal. “For the purpose of bail, having regard to the evidence adduced by the prosecution against him, I find that the applicant…is entitled to the same and accordingly, grant bail to the applicant Shahid on his personal bond and surety bond of Rs. 10,000 each along with a certain amount, ASJ Pramachala said in his order passed on Tuesday.
Taking note of the evidence, the judge noted that Shahid was arrested by the officers of the Special Cell, who recovered a service revolver and live cartridges aimed at the accused and the said weapon was allegedly snatched from Head Constable Chetrapal. . The judge further noted that the prosecution relied on the statement of a witness who identified Shahid as being part of the riotous mob that attacked the police, but no Identification Parade (TIP) of Shahid was conducted through Chetrapal. was done. “The prosecution has made an allegation against the applicant of snatching the service pistol, based on the presumption that since the revolver was in his possession, therefore, he must have snatched it. All such issues would be a matter of appreciation in the course of further proceedings, the judge said.
During the proceedings, the prosecution opposed the bail plea, alleging that the accused persons killed Lal and tried to kill members of the police team, including DCP Sharma, ACP Kumar and Head Constable Chetrapal, who suffered severe head injuries. Was. The prosecution claimed that Shahid did not cooperate with the probe agency during custodial interrogation and the recovered revolver and cartridges were “looted” from Chetrapal.
So far 25 accused have been arrested in this case, out of which only 17 accused are out on bail. In most of the cases, their bail pleas have been rejected by the Delhi High Court,” the prosecution said. It said three accused persons, Suleman Siddiqui, Ayaz Khan and Khalid, have been declared proclaimed offenders and are yet to be arrested in the case.
Shahid’s counsel argued that the applicant was wrongly booked in the case and fake recovery of arms with live cartridges has been shown. The court said the other bail conditions include the accused not leaving the country, informing the court about any change in address or other details and providing his mobile phone number, besides not trying to influence any other witness. Not being done.
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