Red Fort Violence: Delhi Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Inciting Violence, Causing Vandalism; Another Gets Interim Protection From Arrest

A Delhi Court on Thursday granted bail and interim protection from arrest to Boota Singh and Jajbir Singh respectively, accused in connection with the Red Fort violence case.

Boota Singh and Jajbir Singh are accused of causing vandalism at Red Fort, attacking police officials thereby inciting violence during the farmers protest that happened on the Republic Day this year.

Additional Sessions Judge Kamini Lau granted bail to Boota Singh, a 26 year old man, who was absconding for over a period of 5 months. The police had also announced a reward of Rs 50,000 on his head. He was recently arrested on June 30 from Punjab's Tarn Taran area.

Interim protection from arrest is also given to Jajbir Singh accused in the same FIR. Earlier, a proclamation was issued against him in the matter.

An FIR was registered by the Crime Branch (Central Delhi) of the Delhi Police in connection with the violence that broke out at Red Fort on Republic Day under Sections 147, 148, 149, 152, 186, 353, 332, 307, 308, 395, 397, 427 and 188 of the IPC read with Sections 25, 27, 54 and 59 of the Arms Act, 1959 and Section 3 of the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act 1984.

Deep Sidhu has been named as the primary conspirator in connection with the aforementioned FIR, however, a Delhi Court had granted bail to Sidhu in April this year.

Advocates Jasdeep S Dhillon, Vir Sandhu and Jaspreet Rai appeared on behalf of both the accused persons before the Delhi Court.

Recently, the Court had granted bail to one Khempreet Singh in connection with the same FIR after observing that the Investigating Officer is not sure as to whether the act of carrying a Talwar or Pharsa by Sikha is an offence or that the presence of accused at Red Fort is a grave offence.

In a similar development, the Court had extended interim protection from arrest till July 20 of "Gangster turned activist" Lakha Sidhana, wanted by the Delhi Police in connection with his alleged role in the same FIR.