Junaid Khan Lynching Case | P&H High Court Denies Bail To Prime Accused, Says Eye Witnesses Should Be Given Safe Environment

The Punjab and Haryana High Court rejected the bail plea of the prime accused Naresh, the main accused in the case concerning the alleged brutal lynching of a 16-year-old boy, Junaid Khan, in June 2017.The accused Naresh is charged under Sections 302, 307, 323, 324 and 34 IPC and Section 145 Railway Act. The Court noted that two of the eye witnesses are yet to be examined.Chief Justice Sheel Nagu said, “This Court, looking to the gravity of the offence, is of the considered view that safe and secure atmosphere ought to be extended to the eye witnesses to be examined, before the request of bail is considered.”However, it gave liberty to revisit the Court after the examination of eye witnesses.Junaid, who had boarded a Mathura-bound train from Delhi, was allegedly stabbed to death while he was returning home after shopping for Eid in Delhi in June, 2017. The incident had turned into religious slurs and had triggered a mob attack on deceased boy's brother and two cousins between Okhla and Asoti in Haryana.The police had booked Naresh as one of the main accused and five others for several offences including murder, culpable homicide and uttering of words hurting religious feelings of a person.The trial is going on before a court in Faridabad at the stage of evidence. However, the Supreme Court, in March 2018, had stayed the trial on a plea filed by Junaid's father, Jalaludeen, who had sought CBI Investigation in the case. He had approached the court against the November 27, 2017 order of Punjab and Haryana High Court dismissing his petition seeking CBI investigation in to the matter. Later, the same was withdrawn.Mr. Kunal Dawar, Advocate, for the petitioner.Mr. Deepak Balyan, Addl. A.G., HaryanaMr. Harish Mehla, Advocate, for the complainant.Title: Naresh v. State of HaryanaClick here to read/download the order

Junaid Khan Lynching Case | P&H High Court Denies Bail To Prime Accused, Says Eye Witnesses Should Be Given Safe Environment

Aiman J. Chishti