The Delhi Court has issued guidelines on declaring an absconding accused as a proclaimed offender. It observed that declaring a person as a proclaimed offender affects his life and liberty under Article 21 of the Constitution and a due process of law must be followed in this regard.
The Delhi court relied upon the observations in the bail order passed by the Delhi High Court in the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act case filed against three student activists -- Natasha Narwal, Devangana Kalita, and Asif Iqbal Tanha.
The two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar facing charges of murder and kidnapping was produced before Metropolitan Magistrate Mayank Aggarwal at the end of the 14-day judicial custody.
A Bench of Justices Siddarth Mridul and Anup Jairam Bhambhani said, “We expect the Trial Court to proceed further expeditiously and list the matter for hearing at 3:30PM today.
On 21 May, in State vs Tarun Tejpal, Goa additional sessions court judge Kshama M. Joshi upheld only one charge, that of Tarun Tejpal being in a position of control and dominance in relation to his rape accuser when he was editor-in-chief of Tehelka magazine.
Moreover, Rohini Court had dismissed a plea by Sushil for special food in prison including health supplements containing protein, Omega-3 capsules, ointment capsules, etc, earlier this month.
A Delhi Court has observed, "saying Christianity and Allopathy are same and is a gift of western world would be the ‘most inaccurate assertion’…responsibility to act cautiously rests heavily on the shoulder of person who is having higher position. Even his casual remarks have great impact on the society”
A Delhi court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing to May 28, on a bail plea moved by restaurateur Navneet Kalra, accused of hoarding and black-marketing Oxygen Concentrators, amid the Covid-19 pandemic.