Delhi Court Awards 4 Months Sentence To Ex MLA Rambeer Shokeen For Non-Appearance

The Rouse Avenue court awarded 4 months sentence to former MLA Rambeer Shokeen on Saturday due to his failure to appear before the court.

Additionally, a fine of Rs 15,000 was imposed upon him.

Shokeen had been declared a proclaimed offender and was indicted alongside Neeraj Bawania and others in the MCOCA case, all of whom were subsequently acquitted.

Special Judge Geetanjali Goel pronounced a four-month sentence for Shokeen, accompanied by a Rs 15,000 fine, in accordance with Section 174 A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

Previously, on August 23, the Rouse Avenue Court acquitted jailed gangster Neeraj Sehrawat alias Neeraj Bawania, his sibling Pankaj Sehrawat, maternal uncle Ex MLA Rambeer Shokeen, and other accused in a case registered under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) that had been initiated 8 years ago by the Special Cell of the Delhi Police in 2015.

However, the court convicted Shokeen for non-appearance before the court even after proclamation against him.
Special MP-MLA Court Judge Geetanjali Goel subsequently acquitted the accused Pankaj Sherawat, Neeraj Sehrawat alias Neeraj Bawania, Naveen Dabas alias Bali, and Rahul Dabas alias Kala, asserting that they were acquitted of the charges under Section 3 of MCOCA.

Regarding accused Rambeer Shokeen, the court acquitted him of the offenses under Sections 3 (2), 3 (3), 3 (5), and Section 4 of MCOCA. However, he was convicted for the offense under Section 174-A (non-appearance before the court) of the IPC.

The court directed the acquitted accused for furnishing bail bond in terms of Section 437-A Cr.PC.

Furthermore, the court instructed the State to provide an affidavit detailing the expenses incurred by the prosecuting agency within two days, as per the ruling of the Delhi High Court in the case of Karan v. State NCT of Delhi.

The court stated, “This being a matter pertaining to an MLA it needs to be disposed of expeditiously.”
Advocate M S Khan appeared for accused Neeraj Bawania and Advocate Sumeet Shokeen for convict Rambeer Shokeen.

Meera Verma

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