Overview
- The state’s application, filed on October 15 in the Surajpur sessions court, will be heard on December 12, according to Additional District Government Counsel Bhag Singh Bhati.
- The plea cites Section 321 of the CrPC and, according to media reports, includes written approval from the governor, but it still needs the court’s consent.
- The trial continues in the meantime, with the first prosecution witness, daughter Shaista, under examination and all accused currently out on bail.
- Police had chargesheeted 15 men in 2015, naming Vishal Rana and his cousin Shivam as key conspirators in the Bisada village killing of Mohammad Akhlaq.
- Opposition figures, including the Congress, have condemned the move as a dangerous trend, and the state government has not publicly explained its rationale.