New Delhi:
The Delhi High Court on Monday granted bail to two accused and denied relief to another in a murder case arising from the 2020 North East Delhi riots.
The high court granted bail to Arif and Anish Qureshi, saying merely because they were part of an unlawful assembly it cannot be assumed that their intention was to commit murder. It noted that the trial is likely to take a long time and the applicants cannot be kept in incarceration for an indefinite period of time.
Justice Amit Bansal, however, denied bail to accused Mohd Mustaqeem, saying there is material on record to show his involvement in the alleged offences of murder and rioting, among others.
The case involves the killing of Rahul Solanki on February 24, 2020, during the communal riots.
The FIR said one of the rioters had fired a pistol and the bullet hit the neck of the man.
According to the prosecution, Mustaqeem was allegedly part of the mob and was actively participating in rioting and looting and was seen carrying the pistol with which he allegedly killed Rahul Solanki.
Perusing the statements of the witnesses, the high court said it appeared that Mustaqeem had been identified by eyewitnesses as the person who shot Rahul Solanki.
“In light of these statements, it cannot be stated that the applicant has been identified only on the basis of the 10-second mobile phone video clip,” it said.
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