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Post poll violence: Hearing resumes before Calcutta High Court.

Dr. AM Singhvi arguing on behalf of DGP of West Bengal

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Dr. Singhvi referring to a video uploaded by a NHRC committee member Atif Rasheed @AtifRasheedOff on his twitter handle in which he is casting aspersion on WB Police.

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Dr. Singhvi says reasonable likelihood of bias even on the part of one committee member will vitiate the NHRC report.

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Dr. Singhvi points to bias on the part of three members of the NHRC committee.

There was overarching antagonism Centre has with Executive in WB. Your Lordships cannot look at the report divorced from the contextual situation in Bengal and the fiercely fought elections.

This report (of NHRC) cannot inspire any trust or confidence. Dr. Singhvi.

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Dr. Singhvi says many of the complaints were pre determined and as if complaints were kept ready made.

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This was a fact finding committee; it was not a trial but a committee to collect facts: Dr. Singhvi.

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There are at least 9 ready made complaints. Whoever has said whatever on which ever date, has been included: Dr. Singhvi

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Post poll violence cannot be any individual crime committed. Including anything and everything is a distortion of the word 'post poll violence': Dr. AM Singhvi.

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Dr. Singhvi referring to exaggerations in English translations of complaints/ statements made by allegedly affected individuals in Bengali/ Hindi.

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Such exaggerations cast aspersions on the correctness of the report of the committee: Dr. Singhvi.

Dr. Singhvi also says action taken in 1338 of 1429 complaints.

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NHRC committee an ad hoc body vitiated in composition, It report cannot be relied on merely because it is a statutory committee: Dr. Singhvi concludes.

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Out of 1979 complaints, 800 plus complaints don't mention date of incident: Sr. Adv. Soumendra Nath Mukherjee

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The report is completely silent on the action taken by Police.

In no case has it been pointed out that whatever action we have taken, there is anything wrong with it: Mookherjee for DGP of West Bengal

Mookherjee concludes. Advocate General Kishore Dutta making arguments now.

Dutta says 268 suo motu cases registered by Police. The petitioners have not taken objection to exception filed by the State: Dutta

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Court asks details about dates of suo motu FIRs.
Dutta giving dates of registration of suo motu FIRs.

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Thus, my point is that it was not that Police was completely inactive. The Police were active and had lodged FIRs whenever a complaint was lodged: Dutta

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Wherever complaints were lodged or police came to know about any incident, they had taken action: Dutta

The NHRC committee has exceeded its mandate. It has already been argued. But I reiterate it.

Post poll violence cannot be for indefinite period. It has to be connected with elections and occurring immediately before or after polls: Dutta

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Court asks whether any suo motu FIRs on major offences like murder, offences against women etc have been registered.

The ones you have shown are for petty offences, unlawfull assembly etc: CJ Rajesh Bindal to Kishore Dutta.

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Dutta concludes. Hearing to resume at 2 pm.

Advocate Priyanka Tibrewal for petitioner vehemently argues for a probe by an independent agency.

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Adv Sai Deepak J says it will be travesty of justice if procedural violation is allowed as a ground to disregard NHRC report

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This is not a case of omission but also shows connivance and complicity of State authorities: Sai Deepak J.

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5-judge Bench of Calcutta High Court reserves verdict in case concerning post poll violence

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