JNU Violence : Delhi Court Calls For Status Report From Crime Branch On Action Taken On FIR

On 5th January, 2020, violence was unleashed at Sabarmati Tea Point in JNU, wherein the Applicant, Sucharita Sen, a Professor at the University, became a hapless victim and sustained serious injuries which even drew blood from the Applicant's head.

The Order passed by Duty Metropolitan Magistrate Vipul Sandwar noted the submissions made in the Application regarding constant adjournment in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the reference to the Delhi High Court order which stated that since the matter was sensitive in nature and pertained to violence committed in the JNU Campus, "it needs to be probed thoroughly and expeditiously".

It is recorded in the Order that the Additional Public Prosecutor for the State submitted to the Court that the status report filed by the Vasant Kunj Police Station states that an FIR under Sections 145/147/148/506/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3 of DPDP Act have been registered and transferred to the Crime Branch, Delhi Police, along with the complaint of the Applicant.

On hearing the arguments and perusing the documents, the learned DMM recorded that the only thing that can be ascertained from the submissions and the status report is the registration of the FIR.

Accordingly, the DMM has directed for a status report to be called from the Crime Branch, New Delhi within 7 days, mentioning the details of the FIR registered and the action taken pursuant to it. "Further proceedings shall be subject to the above requisite status report".

The matter is now listed on 18^th May. Advocate Adit S. Pujari appeared for the Applicant.

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