NEW DELHI: The Rouse Avenue Court of Delhi on Wednesday ordered the framing of charges against jailed Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in relation to two cases arising from the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
The Court ordered the framing of charges in relation to the Janakpuri case pertaining to the killing of two Sikhs, Sohan Singh and his son-in-law Avtar Singh, on November 1, 1984. And second case was registered in Vikaspuri police station related to the burning of Gurcharan Singh on November 2, 1984.
The Court ordered the framing of charges against Sajjan Kumar under sections of IPC 147 (Punishment for rioting), 148 (Rioting, armed with deadly weapon), 149 (offence is committed by any member of unlawful assembly in prosecution of the common object of that assembly), 153 (promoting enmity between different groups), 295 (Injuring or defiling place of worship, with intent to insult the religion of any class), 307 (attempt of murder), 308 (Attempt to commit culpable homicide), 323 (deals with punishment for voluntarily causing hurt), 395 (Punishment for Dacoity) and 426 (Punishment for mischief) etc.
However, the court ordered to discharge him for the offences U/S 302 (Punishment for Murder) and 325 (Punishment for voluntarily causing grievous hurt) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
The Special Judge MK Nagpal on Wednesday while ordering the framing of charges said, "This court is of prima facie view that the oral and documentary evidence placed on record by the prosecution is sufficient to hold that an unlawful assembly or mob consisting of hundreds of persons and armed with deadly weapons like dandas, iron rods, bricks and stones etc. had gathered near the Gurudwara situated in Gulab Bagh, Nawada on November 1, 1984."
The court noted that the accused Sajjan Kumar was also a part of the said mob and the common object of the said mob was to put the above said Gurudwara on fire and to burn and loot the articles lying therein and also to burn and destroy the houses of Sikhs situated in the said locality, to damage, destroy or loot their articles or property and to kill the Sikhs residing in that locality, in order to avenge the killing of the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
Hence, a prima facie case is held to be made out against the accused Sajjan Kumar for the commission of the offences punishable U/S's147/148/149/153A/295/307/308/323/325/395/436 IPC and charges are accordingly directed to be framed against him for the said offences. ANI
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