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The Print
02-07-2025
- Politics
- The Print
Parliament security breach: Delhi HC grants bail to Neelam Azad, Mahesh Kumawat
'We are granting bail… They shall not give interviews, or make any statement regarding the case before the press or social media. They shall not leave Delhi and appear before investigating agency every Monday Wednesday and Friday,' the court said. A bench of Justices Subramonium Prasad and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar granted the reprieve to Neelam Azad and Mahesh Kumawat on a personal bond of Rs 50,000 each and two sureties. New Delhi, Jul 2 (PTI) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted bail to two accused in the 2023 Parliament security breach case, forbidding them from talking about the incident to the press or on social media. The accused challenged a trial court's order rejecting their bail plea in the December 2023 incident. In a major security breach on the anniversary of the 2001 Parliament terror attack, accused Sagar Sharma and Manoranjan D allegedly jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber from the public gallery during Zero Hour, released yellow gas from canisters and sloganeered before they were overpowered by some MPs. Around the same time, two other accused — Amol Shinde and Azad — allegedly sprayed coloured gas from canisters while shouting 'tanashahi nahi chalegi (dictatorship won't work)' outside Parliament premises. Delhi police had opposed the applications, alleging that the accused intended to bring back 'haunted memories' of the 2001 Parliament attack. It said the preliminary inquiry revealed that Azad and Shinde were associates of Sharma and Manoranjan D and they together carried out the terror act. The court had previously asked the accused the reason for choosing the specific date of December 13, which marked the infamous 2001 Parliament attack aside from the place for protest being aware of designated spots for protests in the capital. It also asked the police to explain whether carrying or using a smoke canister, inside and outside Parliament attracted UAPA and if it fell under the definition of terrorist activities. The trial court rejected Azad's bail plea, saying there was sufficient evidence to believe that allegations against her were 'prima facie' true. All the accused persons — Azad, Manoranjan D, Sagar Sharma, Amol Dhanraj Shinde, Lalit Jha and Mahesh Kumawat — already had the knowledge about the threat given by designated terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannu for targeting Parliament on December 13, 2023, it added. While four accused were taken into custody from the spot, Jha and Kumawat were arrested later. PTI UK UK AMK AMK This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
NDTV
01-07-2025
- Politics
- NDTV
Delhi Court To Pass Order On Bail Of Parliament Security Breach Accused Tomorrow
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court would on July 2 decide the bail pleas of two accused persons in the December 2023 Parliament security breach case. A bench of Justices Subramonium Prasad and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar had on May 21 reserved the order on the bail pleas of accused Neelam Azad and Mahesh Kumawat. The accused challenged a trial court's order rejecting their bail plea. In a major security breach on the anniversary of the 2001 Parliament terror attack, accused Sagar Sharma and Manoranjan D allegedly jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber from the public gallery during Zero Hour, released yellow gas from canisters and sloganeered before they were overpowered by some MPs. Around the same time, two other accused -- Amol Shinde and Azad -- allegedly sprayed coloured gas from canisters while shouting "tanashahi nahi chalegi (dictatorship won't work)" outside the Parliament premises. Azad's counsel said she should be granted bail as the provisions of UAPA couldn't be attracted in the case. Her counsel claimed she was not carrying any explosives in Parliament and only stood outside. Opposing the bail plea, the police alleged the accused intended to bring back "haunted memories" of the 2001 Parliament attack. The bail pleas were opposed by the prosecution which said during the preliminary inquiry, it was revealed that accused Azad and Shinde were associates of Sharma and Manoranjan D and they together carried out the terror act. The had informed the high court that it had "duly supplied" the grounds of arrest to the accused in the case. The submission came in response to the court's query whether grounds of arrest were supplied to the accused in the case. The court had previously asked the accused the reason for choosing the specific date of December 13, which marked the infamous 2001 Parliament attack aside from the place for protest being aware of designated spots for protests in the capital. It also asked the police to explain whether carrying or using a smoke canister, inside and outside Parliament attracted UAPA and if it fell under the definition of terrorist activities. The trial court rejected Azad's bail plea, saying there was sufficient evidence to believe that allegations against her were "prima facie" true. All the accused persons -- Azad, Manoranjan D, Sagar Sharma, Amol Dhanraj Shinde, Lalit Jha and Mahesh Kumawat -- already had the knowledge about the threat given by designated terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannu for targeting Parliament on December 13, 2023, it added. While four accused were taken into custody from the spot, Jha and Kumawat were arrested later.
Deccan Herald
20-05-2025
- Politics
- Deccan Herald
Security breach case: Why Parliament, December 13? Delhi HC asks accused
In a major security breach on the anniversary of the 2001 Parliament terror attack, accused Sagar Sharma and Manoranjan D allegedly jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber from the public gallery during Zero Hour, released yellow gas from canisters and sloganeered before they were overpowered by some MPs.
Hindustan Times
29-04-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Parliament security breach: HC to hear bail plea of accused on May 7
New Delhi, The Delhi High Court on Tuesday said it would hear on May 7 the bail pleas of two accused arrested in the 2023 Parliament security breach case. A bench of Justices Subramonium Prasad and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar, before whom the bail pleas were listed for hearing on Tuesday, was informed by the prosecutor that an additional solicitor general has to argue on behalf of the prosecution and he was unavailable today. Accepting the request for adjournment on behalf of the prosecution, the court said it would hear on May 7 the bail pleas of Neelam Azad, the sole woman accused in the case, and Mahesh Kumawat. The counsel for Azad opposed the adjournment request saying "it was a delaying tactics" and such a conduct was not good for the country. The court, however, shot back saying, "enough, you have irritated us". Earlier, the high court had asked the police to explain whether carrying or using a smoke canister, which is not lethal, is covered under the stringent Unlawful Activities Act for the offence of terrorist activities. In a major security breach on the anniversary of the 2001 Parliament terror attack, accused Sagar Sharma and Manoranjan D allegedly jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber from the public gallery during Zero Hour, released yellow gas from canisters and shouted slogans before they were overpowered by some MPs. Around the same time, two other accused Amol Shinde and Azad allegedly sprayed coloured gas from canisters while shouting "tanashahi nahi chalegi" outside Parliament premises. The court had orally observed that if a smoke canister, which was freely available in the market, will attract UA then people would be committing this offence in every Holi festival and even Indian Premier League matches will also attract this provision. It had asked the prosecutor to take instructions on the aspect and apprise the court. The counsel for Azad has submitted that the woman be granted bail as the provisions of UA cannot be attracted in the case. As per section 15 UA, the definition of terrorist act says "Whoever does any act with intent to threaten or likely to threaten the unity, integrity, security, economic security, or sovereignty of India or with intent to strike terror or likely to strike terror in the people or any section of the people in India or in any foreign country,' Seeking bail for Azad, her counsel had said she was not carrying any explosives in Parliament and was standing outside. Opposing the bail plea, the police had said the accused had intended to bring back "haunted memories" of the 2001 Parliament attack. The police had said detailed investigations have categorically established that accused Manoranjan D and his associates had always been planning a disruptive terror attack in Parliament. The trial court had rejected Azad's bail plea, saying there was sufficient evidence to believe that allegations against her were "prima facie" true. It noted that all the accused persons Azad, Manoranjan D, Sagar Sharma, Amol Dhanraj Shinde, Lalit Jha and Mahesh Kumawat already had the knowledge about the threat given by designated terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannu for targeting Parliament on December 13, 2023. Despite the threat perception, the accused persons being aware of the same carried out the alleged offence in Parliament on the same day, it observed. Four were taken into custody from the spot, while Jha and Kumawat were arrested later. The prosecution had opposed the bail application, calling the offence "grave". It was alleged that Azad was involved in disrupting the sovereignty and integrity of India.
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Business Standard
24-04-2025
- Politics
- Business Standard
Parl security breach: Delhi HC to hear accused bail plea on April 29
The Delhi High Court on Thursday set April 29 to hear the bail plea of Neelam Azad, the sole woman accused arrested in the 2023 Parliament security breach case. A bench of Justices Subramonium Prasad and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar said it would then hear Azad's bail plea along with a similar petition of co-accused Manoranjan D. During a brief hearing, the high court asked the police to explain on the next date whether carrying or using a smoke canister, which is not lethal, covered under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) for the offence of terrorist activities. In a major security breach on the anniversary of the 2001 Parliament terror attack, accused Sagar Sharma and Manoranjan D allegedly jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber from the public gallery during zero hour, released yellow gas from canisters and sloganeered before they were overpowered by some MPs. Around the same time, two other accused -- Amol Shinde and Azad -- allegedly sprayed coloured gas from canisters while shouting "tanashahi nahi chalegi" outside Parliament premises. The court said if a smoke canister, which was freely available in the market, would attract UAPA then people would be committing this offence on every Holi and even Indian Premier League (IPL) matches will also attract this provision. "You take instructions on this and address us.... this canister with smoke which is freely available in the market does not come under the four corners so as to attract UAPA. If that is so, then in every Holi, everybody will come under this offence. Every IPL match will attract UAPA," the bench said. Azad's counsel sought bail saying provisions of UAPA were not attracted in the case. Section 15 of UAPA defines terrorist act and outlines the actions and intent required to be considered a terrorist act, including actions with the intent to threaten India's unity, security, or sovereignty, or to strike terror in people using explosives, firearms, or other dangerous substances to cause death, injury, damage, or disruption of essential services. The prosecution opposed the bail application, calling the offence "grave" against Azad, who is accused of disrupting the sovereignty and integrity of India.
