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‘Not tolerated within Indian legal system’s framework’: Delhi court directs FIR against cop after noticing bruises on accused

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‘Not tolerated within Indian legal system’s framework’: Delhi court directs FIR against cop after noticing bruises on accused

A Delhi court has directed the station house officer (SHO) of IGI Airport Police Station to file an FIR against Inspector Sumit Kumar in an alleged case of custodial torture of an accused in a case of passport forgery. The accused Nishit Kumar Rajendrabhai Patel, who was produced before the court on April 5 after a fresh arrest, told the judge during an interaction that he was being physically tortured in police custody. During a private examination, Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Pranav Joshi of the Patiala House Court found bruises on his arms and feet. ACJM Joshi noted in his order dated April 8 that the “prima facie allegations of the physical torture were substantiated”. The court refused to send the accused to the custody of the Delhi Police, who requested a remand of 10 days....

If advocates are scared, judicial system will crumble: Delhi court

A Delhi court Thursday accepted a closure report in a POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act case, noting that the complainant had filed a “false” case under pressure from her family. “This is also a classic case that shows how the father of the complainant misused the provision of law not only to settle his personal scores with his relatives but also to deter the advocate, whose only fault was that he was giving his professional services to those relatives,” noted Additional Sessions Judge Anu Aggarwal of the Saket Court in an order dated April 3. The court also directed that an FIR be lodged against the father of the complainant under Section 22 (1) (punishment for false complaint or false information) of the POCSO Act. Story continues below this ad In i...

AgustaWestland case: Attempts made to poison me jail, ‘Middleman’ Christian Michel tells court

Christian Michel James, one of the alleged middlemen in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper case, alleged before a Delhi court Wednesday that there were attempts to poison him in prison. “I want to put it on record…there were attempts to poison me in 2019,” he submitted before Special Judge Sanjeev Aggarwal of Rouse Avenue Court. Represented by advocate Alijo K Joseph, the accused also moved an application seeking adequate security arrangements in jail. Calling the allegation by James “specific and serious”, the court sought a detailed report from jail authorities on the safety and security measures taken by them. Story continues below this ad After James complained of persistent pain following a surgery in February this year, the court also instructed the jail superintendent ...