Saket Court: Judge Recuses Himself From Hearing Jamia Violence Case

The Saket court judge on Saturday released activists Sharjeel Imam and Asif Iqbal Tanha with 9 others in the 2019 Jamia Nagar Violence Case.

The additional session judge Arul Varma heard regarding the Jamia Nagar Violence Case (December 2019) that was registered against Tanha and several others accused.  

The judge stated in an order passed on Friday” Due to personal reasons, the undersigned hereby recuses from hearing the matter. Accordingly, let the present matter be put up before the principal district and sessions judge, southeast district, Saket court, for February 13 at 12 pm with a request to transfer the matter.”

The judge stated while discharging all the 11 accused last Saturday in other case that the legal proceedings begin in a “perfunctory and cavalier fashion” &” allowing to undergo the rigmarole of a long drawn trial, that doesn’t augur well for criminal justice system of the country.”

The Delhi Police registered an FIR in connection with violence erupted after the clash between police and the people who were protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in December 2019.

The accused present in the case include Meeran Haider, Ashu Khan, Qasim Usmani, Mohammad Hassan, Mohd Jamal, Mohd Sahil Muddassir, Faheem Hasmee, Sameer Ahmad, Mohd Umar, Mohd Adil, Roohul Ameer, Chandan Kumar, and Saqib Khan.

The Jamia Nagar police station had registered an FIR under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, including 353 (assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty), 147 (rioting), 148 (rioting, armed with a deadly weapon), 186 (obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions) and 332 (Voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty).