'Inefficient', 'Poor Standard', 'Lackadaisical' : Critical Observations Made By Now Transferred ASJ Vinod Yadav Against Delhi Police Probe In Riots Cases

Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Yadav, one of the judges dealing with Delhi Riots cases, has now been transferred to Rouse Avenue Court, as a Special CBI Judge.He has been transferred from the charge of Additional Sessions Judge of Karkardooma Court, North East Delhi. It was yesterday that the Delhi High Court issued the transfer orders for ASJ Yadav, along with 10 other judicial officers.While dealing with the Delhi riots cases, ASJ Yadav has made several damning observations against the Delhi police, highlighting the lacunae and anomalies in the investigation. Here are some of the notable observations : 1. "Very Shocking State Of Affairs": Delhi Court Imposes Rs. 25K Cost On Delhi Police For Failing To Register Seperate FIR Of Injured ManObserving that the investigation was done in a farcical and casual manner, ASJ Vhnod Yadav had imposed a cost of Rs. 25,000 on Delhi Police while dismissing a revision plea filed by them challenging an order directing them to register a separate FIR of one Mohd. Nasir who had received injuries in the North East Delhi riots.Pulling up the Delhi Police for its conduct, he had observed that the SHO Bhajanpura and other supervising officers have miserably failed in performing their statutory duties. "The mandate of the Delhi High Court Rules, referred to by the learned counsel for the respondent has not been followed by either the police or by learned Illaka MM in the matter, which clearly goes on to establish that the investigation even in case FIR No.64/2020, PS Bhajanpura has been done in a most casual, callous and farcical manner," the Court said.2. "Sorry State Of Affairs": Court Expresses Dismay Over Police Witness Lying On Oath About Identification Of Accused In Riots CaseTerming it to be a sorry state of affairs, ASJ Yadav had expressed dismay over the action of a police witness lying on oath regarding identification of three accused persons in a case concerning the North East Delhi riots.The judge, who sought a status report to be filed by DCP, North East in this regard, said thus:"Prima facie, one of the police witnesses is lying on oath punishable u/s 193 IPC.""It is brought to my notice by the Ld. Defence Counsel that FIR bearing no.134/21, PS Gokalpuri has been registered in the matter on the complaint of Sh.Nisar Ahmed in which aforesaid three persons have been specifically named as accused persons but even in that case, the said accused persons have not been interrogated. This is a very sorry state of affairs."3. "Sorry State Of Affairs": Court Expresses Displeasure At Delhi Police Over No Progress In Investigating A Riots CaseCalling it as a 'sorry state of affairs', the judge had expressed its displeasure at the Delhi Police over no progress in investigating a riots case and non interrogation of persons named in FIR 134/2020 registered at Gokulpuri Police Station."This is really a sorry state of affairs. It is being claimed by the police in other cases of riots that the circumstances prevailing during the period of riots and almost four weeks thereafter were really difficult and the police could not investigate the cases properly. Thereafter, Delhi was engulfed in Corona virus pandemic and as such, the quality investigation in the matter could not take place," he said."I wonder whether the police can take the same excuse qua the investigation of case FIR No.134/2021, PS Gokalpuri. The answer has to be "clear No," it added.4. Delhi Court Discharges Tahir Hussain's Brother Shah Alam And Two Others In Delhi Riot Case Citing Failure Of Investigating Agency To Conduct Proper Investigation"When history will look back at the worst communal riots since partition in Delhi, it is the failure of investigating agency to conduct proper investigation by using latest scientific methods, will surely torment the sentinels of democracy," observed ASJ Vinod Yadav on Thursday while discharging three accused persons in a Delhi Riots case.He discharged three accused including Former AAP Councillor Tahir Hussain's brother Shah Alam, Rashid Saifi and Shadab in FIR 93/2020.Pulling up the investigating agency, he observed that the case appeared to have been solved merely by filing this charge sheet "without any real effort being made to trace out eye witnesses, real accused persons and technical evidence" in the matter.5. "Investigation Highly Callous, Inefficient But Cannot Ignore Statements Of Victims": Delhi Court Frames Charges Against One In Delhi Riots CaseWhile framing charges against one Rohit in a case concerning North East Delhi riots, ASJ Yadav observed that even though the investigation in the matter appears to be highly callous and inefficient, however, the statements of victims cannot be ignored by the Court."Be that as it may, it is worth noting that investigation in the matter appears to be highly callous, inefficient and unproductive; however, as noted earlier this Court at this stage, cannot ignore the statements of victims dehors the delay in recording of FIR in the ...

'Inefficient', 'Poor Standard', 'Lackadaisical' : Critical Observations Made By Now Transferred ASJ Vinod Yadav Against Delhi Police Probe In Riots Cases

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ASJ Vinod Yadav, Now Under Transfer, Has Made Critical Observations Against Delhi Police Probe In Riots Cases

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