New Delhi, April 19 (). A Delhi High Court judge on Wednesday recused himself from hearing a plea filed by Asif Iqbal Tanha, one of the accused in the Delhi riots (2020), sensitive and confidential material regarding the alleged leak of investigation by the Delhi Police. A demand was made to instruct the media to stop the
Justice Amit Sharma is the second judge to recuse himself from hearing the matter and the first being Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani, who on Tuesday recused himself from hearing the matter after an intervention application was filed by the National Broadcasters and Digital Association (NBDA). Had taken.
The petition was filed after Justice Bhambhani heard the matter for several days. During the hearing, Justice Sharma ordered to place it before another bench.
Justice Amit Sharma said that with the orders of the Chief Justice, list the matter before another bench on April 24. The petition was filed in August 2020, following media reports about Asif’s revealing statement to the Delhi Police.
As per the petition, Zee News circulated the charge sheet for its case six weeks before it was produced in the court. According to reports, Tanha accepted that the riots were the result of a well-planned conspiracy and was asked by JNU alumnus Umar Khalid to organize the chakka jam with the help of other members of the Jamia Coordination Committee.
He then filed a petition in the court, arguing that the material was leaked by the Delhi Police and that the leak to media outlets such as OpIndia, Zee Media, Facebook and YouTube should result in an investigation into the officer’s misconduct.
Tanha claimed that the leaked information had no value as evidence and accused the Delhi Police of having malicious intent.
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