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NEW DELHI: Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate connected Monday dismissed erstwhile Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud’s remarks connected 2020 Delhi riots accused Umar Khalid’s prolonged incarceration without proceedings arsenic “fancy words,” prompting BJP person Shehzad Poonawalla to impeach her of questioning the judges’ integrity.Also Read | 'Grant bail successful lawsuit of delayed trial': Ex-CJI DY Chandrachud cites Umar Khalid case; flags nationalist information scrutiny"Fancy words astatine a lit festival! But what stopped him to bash the close thing? During his ain tenure arsenic CJI, the bail plea was filed successful SC successful 2023, adjourned implicit 10 times. As maestro of roster helium sent this plea to Beli Trivedi's bench-knowing what destiny it would meet!," Shrinate posted connected X.
Slamming Shrinate, Poonawalla, a erstwhile Congress leader, remarked that successful an effort to support its ballot bank, the “Sharjeel–Umar Bachao Gang” had go active.
He was referring to Sharjeel Imam, different accused successful the Delhi riots conspiracy case.
"Votebank ke Naam Par Sharjeel-Umar Bachao Gang kaam par. Congress present questions contented of SC. Attacks Ex CJI Chandrachud. Attacks Justice Bela Trivedi. Questions their integrity," helium wrote connected X."Congress ever attacks Judiciary and different law bodies. Congress hates Ambedkar ji Sanvidhan. They emotion terrorists.
They outcry for Batla. They outcry for Naxals. They outcry for Afzal Yakub," Poonawalla added.On January 5, the Supreme Court rejected the bail pleas of Khalid and Imam but granted conditional bail to 5 co-accused. Imam was arrested successful January 2020, portion Khalid was arrested successful September that year. Delhi witnessed communal riots successful February 2020 implicit the Citizenship Amendment Act, which critics alleged was designed to “disenfranchise” Muslims arsenic citizens of India.They had approached the Supreme Court aft their bail pleas were rejected by the Delhi precocious court.What ex-CJI Chandrachud saidChandrachud, who served arsenic the 50th Chief Justice of India from November 2022 to 2024, made the remarks astatine the Jaipur Literature Festival connected Sunday. Responding to a question connected the Supreme Court denying bail to Khalid and Imam, helium replied that bail earlier condemnation should beryllium treated arsenic a substance of right, portion stressing that courts indispensable intimately analyse cases involving nationalist information earlier granting specified relief.“Bail earlier condemnation should beryllium a substance of right. Our instrumentality is based connected a presumption, and that presumption is that everyone is guiltless until proven guilty. If idiosyncratic remains an undertrial captive for 5 oregon 7 years and is yet proven innocent, however volition you compensate for the clip lost?” Chandrachud said.Citing examples from assorted cases, the erstwhile CJI added that bail whitethorn beryllium denied if determination is simply a likelihood of the accused reoffending, tampering with evidence, oregon utilizing bail to evade the law.“If these 3 grounds are not present, past bail indispensable beryllium granted. Where nationalist information is involved, it is the court’s work to analyse the lawsuit successful depth. Otherwise, radical stay imprisoned for years,” helium stated.Although helium has been hailed for respective landmark judgments some arsenic a Supreme Court justice and aboriginal arsenic CJI — including the striking down of the electoral bonds strategy successful February 2024 — the erstwhile main justness has besides faced disapproval for rulings specified arsenic the Ayodhya case, successful which helium was portion of a five-judge Constitution seat headed by then-CJI Ranjan Gogoi successful November 2019, and the Khalid case.Chandrachud besides came nether terrible disapproval aft Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the-then CJI’s residence for Ganesh Puja successful 2024.(With ANI inputs)
