Overview
- Special Judge Dig Vinay Singh at Rouse Avenue set aside ACJM Vaibhav Chaurasia’s April 1 directive concerning the alleged February 23, 2020 incident.
- The ruling leaves no active direction to register an FIR or reopen inquiry on that incident, with the complainant free to challenge the decision before a higher court.
- The Delhi Police Special Cell argued Mishra’s role had already been examined in the larger conspiracy case under trial, with nothing incriminating found and claims of an attempt to frame him.
- The complaint by Mohammad Ilyas alleged Mishra and others blocked a road in Kardampuri and vandalised vendors’ carts, seeking action against Mishra, the Dayalpur SHO, and several BJP leaders.
- The court termed the magistrate’s order a serious jurisdictional error, faulted its conflation of further investigation with re-investigation, and noted unwarranted remarks about FIR No. 59/2020 already before a sessions court.