New Delhi: A court here has ordered framing of charges against two accused for various offences under the IPC in a case related to 2020 northeast Delhi riots, saying there was a "prima facie" case against them. The court passed the order after hearing arguments on point of charge against Abid Ali and Sheru in a stone pelting incident by a mob on February 23, 2020 in Bhajanpura area that resulted in grievous injuries to a police officer, the prosecution said.
"On the basis of allegations and statement made by complainant and witness... I do find prima facie disclosure of case for the offences... against the accused person," Additional Sessions Judge Pulastya Pramachala said in the order dated August 17. The court, however, denied the prosecution's plea to frame charges against the accused under Section 201 (causing disappearance of evidence of commission of the offence) of the IPC. The court said the "given reasons" were not sufficient to "satisfy the ingredients of Section 201 of the IPC".
