Karkardooma Court Allows Phone Calling Facility for Delhi Riots Accused Thrice a Week

Delhi’s Karkardooma Court on Monday has directed the Tihar jail authorities to provide a phone calling facility thrice a week for 5 minutes to 7 minutes to Delhi riots accused including Sharjeel Imam after considering their conduct report and other facts.
The court has passed this direction while disposing of the 7 pleas moved by Sharjeel Imam, Umar Khalid, Gulfisha Fatima, Tasleem Khan, Shifa Ur Rehman, Athar Khan and Meeran Haider.
All they are accused in the larger Conspiracy of Delhi riots case and are presently lodged in Tihar Jail. Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Amitabh Rawat while allowing the application moved on behalf of Sharjeel Imam, Umar Khalid, Shifa Ur Rehman, Gulfisha Fatima, Athar Khan, Tasleem Khan and Meeran Haider the court said “the present applications are disposed off with the directions to the Tihar Jail Superintendents to provide the said accused with the said inmate telephone call facility for five minutes for conversing with their family members thrice a week,”.

The court also directed to send the Copy of the order to DG (Prison) for onward transmission to the concerned Jail Superintendents for information and compliance. The Tihar jail authorities had filed the Conduct reports of the accused. As per Tihar Jail Authorities report, the conduct of applicants namely Shifa-ur-Rehman, Sharjeel Imam, Umar Khalid, Meeran Haider, Tasleem Ahmad and Athar Khan found satisfactory while applicant Gulfisha Fatima was warned.
On the other hand, the Tihar jail authorities in their reply had said that in terms of Rule 631 of Delhi Prison Rules, 2018 and PHQ Circular dated 02.09.2022, the said inmates can call once a week.

Ashish Sinha

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