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Delhi High Court Seeks Police Response to Tanha’s Challenge of 2019 Rioting Charges

By directing the Delhi Police to respond to Tanha’s framing petition, Justice Sanjeev Narula has paved the way for a joint hearing in October.

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Police personnel outside Jamia Millia Islamia during the protests in 2019-20. (PTI)

Overview

  • The high court issued notice to Delhi Police on July 28 in response to Asif Iqbal Tanha’s petition challenging the trial court’s decision to frame charges against him.
  • Tanha faces allegations under multiple IPC sections, including abetment, criminal conspiracy, unlawful assembly and rioting with deadly weapons, as well as under the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act.
  • Similar framing challenges by activists Sharjeel Imam and Chandan Kumar have been consolidated for the October hearing before Justice Sanjeev Narula.
  • The chargesheet alleges a mob damaged or set ablaze 41 vehicles in New Friends Colony and injured ten police officers during the December 2019 anti-CAA protests.
  • Fourteen co-accused have been discharged while charges are currently framed against nine individuals, underscoring ongoing debates over procedural fairness in protest-related cases.