A Delhi court docket on Tuesday posted for July 14 listening to on a bail plea filed by Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair in a case associated to an “objectionable tweet” he had posted in 2018 towards a Hindu deity. Additional Sessions Judge Devender Kumar Jangala adjourned the listening to for Thursday after the prosecution sought time for an in depth argument within the matter.
SPP Atul Srivastava, showing by video convention, urged the court docket to adjourn the matter, saying {that a} separate case towards Zubair was scheduled for listening to earlier than the Supreme Court on Tuesday.
At this, advocate Vrinda Grover, showing for the accused, urged the court docket to take up the matter on Wednesday. The prosecutor, nonetheless, mentioned he was in Bhopal and won’t be out there for look earlier than the court docket on Wednesday.
Grover then mentioned that another prosecutor might argue the matter in case Srivastava was not out there. “He can appear via VC. This bail was filed. It’s a man’s liberty. Let it be taken up tomorrow. He may appear on VC,” Grover mentioned.
Srivastava then urged the court docket to submit the matter for July 14, which was allowed by the decide. A magisterial court docket had on July 2 dismissed Zubair’s bail plea and despatched him to 14-day judicial custody (JC) within the case, citing the character and gravity of the offences towards the accused and observing that the matter was on the preliminary stage of investigation.
The court docket had despatched him to JC after his 5 day custodial interrogation. In its order, the court docket had famous the submission of the general public prosecutor that investigation was at an preliminary stage and that there was each chance that police custody remand of accused can be required.
The decide additionally thought of addition of latest sections through the course of investigation whereas rejecting the bail software.
Source: www.financialexpress.com”