Gujarat Riots- Zakia Jafri's Plea Against Clean Chit To Narendra Modi And State Functionaries- LIVE UPDATES

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7 Dec 2021 11:52 AM IST

  • Gujarat Riots- Zakia Jafris Plea Against Clean Chit To Narendra Modi And State Functionaries- LIVE UPDATES

    Supreme Court to continue hearing today the petition filed by Zakia Jafri challenging the SIT's clean chit to the then Gujarat CM Narendra Modi & other high functionaries in the #GujaratRiots of 2002.A Bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and CT Ravikumar, will take up the part-heard matter for further hearing.Solicitor General Tushar Mehta will continue his arguments...

    Supreme Court to continue hearing today the petition filed by Zakia Jafri challenging the SIT's clean chit to the then Gujarat CM Narendra Modi & other high functionaries in the #GujaratRiots of 2002.

    A Bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and CT Ravikumar, will take up the part-heard matter for further hearing.

    Solicitor General Tushar Mehta will continue his arguments on behalf of the State of Gujarat today.

    On the last occasion, highlighting the relevant portions from the Trial Court and High Court judgments to demonstrate the elaborate consideration of the allegations by the courts below, Mr. Rohatgi concluded his arguments on behalf of SIT. 

    Referring to the periodic tables in the case of Meghaninagar filed in Supreme Court, relied upon by Mr. Rohatgi to show that the witnesses came to the Investigating Officers with prepared statements, SG Tushar Mehta submitted that some of the witnesses stated that they were tutored and prepared by Teesta Setalvad. Considering that the conduct of the Petitioner is crucial in a Special Leave Petition filed under Article 136 of the Constitution, Mr. Mehta wanted the Court to look into the motivation for filing it. Mr. Mehta also took the Court through the allegations and findings on the issues of discrepancies in the accounts; funds of the Trusts being utilised for private purposes; accounts not audited for a long time.

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    • 7 Dec 2021 3:49 PM IST

      Bench: Apart from these 9 trials there were also other trials. With respect to this incident, there could have been a trial.

      Sibal: That SIT should have said.

    • 7 Dec 2021 3:49 PM IST

      Sibal: There is no separate trial.

      Bench: Gulberg in which district?

      Sibal: Ahmedabad.

      Bench: Sabarkantha?

    • 7 Dec 2021 3:48 PM IST

      Sibal: At the moment I am not talking about conspiracy. The SC in September order is not talking about conspiracy. It says material has been collected, and not about conspiracy.

    • 7 Dec 2021 3:48 PM IST

      Sibal: I’ll check that.

      Bench: If you are reading some material that is relevant for other case, already tried, that cannot be relied. 

    • 7 Dec 2021 3:48 PM IST

      Bench: He is speaking about which area?

      Sibal: This is Sabarkantha, Milords.

      Bench: There is separate trial for that, where conspiracy charges are there?

    • 7 Dec 2021 3:47 PM IST

      Sibal: Maybe you will get his prosecution, but not about the conspiracy. Then, 292-293. the question is - "did the police support the mob?" "Yes, the police supported it..."

    • 7 Dec 2021 3:46 PM IST

      Sibal: They were perpetrating violence, no investigation, no question. It is not as if the Magistrate did not have these material before it. If you do not do an investigation, you prosecution will lead you nowhere.

    • 7 Dec 2021 3:35 PM IST

      Sibal: Then 289. I am giving you a bird’s eye view. Now, this is Deepak Shah - this is the meeting on the night of 27.02.2002. 

    • 7 Dec 2021 3:35 PM IST

      Sibal: Now come to 270 -271. I am not reading everything. Kindly see this statement by Bharat Bhatt.

      They were involved in settling cases, giving money to ensure there is no prosecution.

    • 7 Dec 2021 3:34 PM IST

      Sibal: Part of this had been relied on in Naroda Pateya.

      Sibal: You want Zakia who has no knowledge, when she files the complaint in 2006, you say, now you prove the conspiracy.

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