The Delhi High Court in the case Khalid Saifi v. State observed and has asked the Delhi Police to clarify if its investigation in the UAPA case wherein it alleged a larger conspiracy in the 2020 North-East Delhi riots is complete or if any more chargesheets will be filed in the matter.
The Division bench comprising of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Manoj Jain in the case observed and has asked the Special Public Prosecutor Amit Prasad to make a statement on the query on March 04. In the present case, the prosecution has filed four supplementary chargesheets in the case.
The court told Prasad, You will tell us whether fifth supplementary chargesheet is going to be filed or not
The court in the case was hearing the bail petition filed by United Against Hate member Khalid Saifi.
Therefore, the arguments raised in the bail plea were concluded.
Last Year, In September, the co-accused persons Devangana Kalita, Natasha Narwal, Asif Iqbal Tanha, Meeran Haider and Athar Khan moved applications before the trial court wherein seeking to clarify from the Delhi Police on the overall status and completion of its investigation in the case, before proceeding with the arguments on charge. Therefore, the present case before the trial court is still pending. Thus, the Delhi Police has opposed the pleas on the ground that the accused persons do not have any right in law to ask for overall status of the investigation or timeline for its completion, before proceeding with the arguments on charge.
It has been submitted before the trial court by Khalid Saifi, Faizan Khan, Ishrat Jahan, Sharjeel Imam, Safoora Zargar, Saleem Malik, Shifa-ur-Rehman, Shadab Ahamd and Gulfisha Fatima that they adopt the arguments made by those who moved the applications in question.
Further, the FIR 59 of 2020 is being probed by Delhi Police’s Special Cell.
The case has been registered under various offences as stated under the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.
The accused in the case are Tahir Hussain, Umar Khalid, Khalid Saifi, Isharat Jahan, Meeran Haider, Gulfisha Fatima, Shifa-Ur-Rehman, Asif Iqbal Tanha, Shadab Ahmed, Tasleem Ahmed, Saleem Malik, Mohd. Saleem Khan, Athar Khan, Safoora Zargar, Sharjeel Imam, Faizan Khan and Natasha Narwal.
