Sharjeel Imam bail plea: Court raps special public prosecutor, says his absence causing delay
Nirbhay Thakur | 03 December 2023 | Indian Express
A Delhi court Saturday pulled up the Special Public Prosecutor for his regular absence in the case regarding the bail plea of Sharjeel Imam, charged under the UAPA in the Northeast Delhi riots ‘larger conspiracy’ case.
“It has been observed by the court that in the riots matter, on a regular basis, proxy counsel for Special Public Prosecutor are seeking multiple passovers during the day as they are already engaged in other courts. This has been a trend almost on a regular basis over the last few days. Even witnesses in riots matters have been discharged unexamined due to the absence of Ld. SPP,” said Judge Amitabh Rawat in the order, noting the SPP’s regular absence was leading to derailment of the case.
Flagging the absence of SPP Amit Prasad, the judge added that the prosecution was not taking the case seriously.
Imam, booked in 2020 under sections of the UAPA, had in August moved court seeking statutory bail for completing half of the maximum sentence of seven years….