Jamia stir: Police reply sought on Tanha's plea
Delhi High Court
on Monday sought the police's response to a plea filed by student activist Asif Iqbal Tanha challenging the framing of charges against him in a case of violence during the 2019 anti-CAA protests in Jamia Nagar area.
Justice Sanjeev Narula posted the hearing for Oct 30, when the matter will be taken up along with similar petitions filed by Sharjeel Imam and other co-accused in the case. "Issue notice. Club with others," the court said.
Tanha and others were booked by New Friends Colony police station under provisions of Indian Penal Code, Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act and Arms Act.
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In March, the trial court observed Imam's Dec 13, 2019, speech near Jamia University was "venomous", "pitted one religion against another" and was "indeed a hate speech".
It framed charges against Tanha, Imam and nine others, saying "Ashu Khan, Chandan Kumar and Asif Iqbal Tanha committed abetment by prior conspiracy as well as by instigating violent mob activity at the spot, for which IPC Section 109 (abetment) is justifiably invoked against them".
The trial court said Tanha was named by police in the FIR as one of the persons present at the spot of violence and allegedly led the mob. It relied upon CDR and location data of his mobile number.
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The case relates to the 2019-2020 protests at Jamia Millia Islamia and Shaheen Bagh following the passage of CAA in Parliament on Dec 11, 2019. Tanha was also an accused in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case, in which he was granted bail on grounds of a delayed trial. TNN
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