Court requested accused to furnish private bond of Rs 10,000, surety of like quantity (Representational)
New Delhi:
A Delhi court docket immediately granted bail to an accused in a homicide case associated to the north-east Delhi violence and as a situation, directed him to take care of peace and concord within the locality.
Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Yadav allowed the bail plea of Irshad, accused of killing 24-year-old Salman in the course of the clashes final 12 months.
Salman had sustained a gunshot harm on February 24 in the course of the riots in Delhi’s Shiv Vihar. A projectile of the firearm was recovered from his head throughout post-mortem.
According to the police, Irshad was current on the crime scene and was seen main the riotous mob, a declare refuted by accused.
Granting aid to Irshad, the decide famous that the prosecution prima facie failed to ascertain that his function was not just like that of co-accused Mohd Furkan who was granted bail on June 15, 2021.
“I am of the considered opinion that applicant deserves bail in the matter on the ground of parity,” the decide stated within the order, asking the accused to furnish a private bond of Rs 10,000 and surety of like quantity as a precondition.
The court docket additionally directed Irshad to not tamper with proof or affect any witnesses, preserve peace and concord within the locality and seem earlier than it to attend the proceedings within the case.
Prior to this, two bail functions of Irshad had been dismissed on November 19, 2020, and April 8, 2021.
Irshad, who can be dealing with fees of conspiracy and rioting apart from homicide, is in judicial custody since April 2 final 12 months.
Special Public Prosecutor Manoj Chaudhary, representing the police, instructed the court docket that Salman was attacked by a riotous mob solely on the premise that “he happened to be from a different community”.
The prosecutor asserted that Irshad has additionally been captured within the CCTV footage on the scene of crime on the date of the incident carrying a “religious cap and bluish kurta pyjama leading the riotous mob and actively participating in rioting activities”.
He additional stated the decision knowledge report (CDR) of the accused has been discovered to be at or close to the crime scene and unbiased eye-witness has additionally categorically recognized him.
Advocate Abdul Gaffar, representing the accused, apprised the court docket there was no direct proof accessible in opposition to Irshad.
He argued that his consumer is neither seen carrying any firearm within the CCTV footage nor any such restoration has been effected from him.
Clashes had damaged out in Delhi on February 24, 2020 after violence between the supporters and protestors of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act spiralled uncontrolled leaving not less than 53 folks lifeless and over 700 injured.
