Overview

• Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Neha Mittal discharged the leaders under IPC Sections 188, 145 and 34 in a July 10 order.
• The court scheduled a bail bond hearing for July 16 and a detailed written order is pending.
• Delhi Police had imposed Section 144 CrPC after the unsanctioned April 8, 2024 demonstration at the ECI gate.
• TMC leaders had protested what they described as the BJP-led government’s use of the CBI, NIA, ED and Income Tax Department to target opposition parties.
• The discharge highlights the judiciary’s affirmation of peaceful dissent as a constitutional right.