A Delhi Court on Wednesday discharged Aam Aadmi Party MLA Amanatullah Khan in a case registered by Delhi Police related to the alleged rioting and stone pelting on police personnel in May 2022 during a demolition drive carried out by South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC).
ACMM earlier charged Khan and various others under sections 147, 149, 153, 186, 353, and 332 of IPC. A separate charge under section 153 of the Code was framed against him. Special Judge Vikas Dhull of Rouse Avenue Courts set aside the order Wednesday, Live Law reported.
After watching the videos on record, Judge Dhull said that no obstruction was caused to either the JCB machine or the SDMC officials in carrying out the demolition activity, the legal website reported.
“Further, in none of the videos, any member of the unlawful assembly is seen jostling with the police or beating up the police officials or trying to forcibly cross the barricades put up by the police,” the court said.
“In the entire video recording of the incident, it is seen that crowd is peacefully protesting against the demolition programme and were seen raising slogans against Delhi Police, SDMC and even against BJP. However, during the peaceful protest, they were not armed with any deadly weapon and even did not engage in any act of scuffle with the officials of Delhi police and even did not beat them up,” it said.
Bail in Wqaf board case
A Delhi court on Wednesday granted regular bail to Khan and 10 others in a case related to alleged irregularities in the Delhi Waqf Board recruitment.
Special Judge M K Nagpal, who had earlier granted interim bail to the accused, noting that there was no allegation against the them for demand, payment or acceptance etc. of bribe in connection with the appointments, PTI news agency reported.
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