Thread by @LawBeatInd

Delhi High Court denies bail to two accused persons in #DelhiRiots case of violence against the @DelhiPolice in which HC Ratan Lal lost his life.

Noting that the footage of the two accused persons at the "Scene of Crime is quite egregious," the court said it was "sufficient to keep the Petitioner(s) in custody."

Comparing the cases to those of other accused who were given bail in the matter, the court said the Petitioners "did not satisfy the ingredients to claim bail on ground of parity with the other co-accused...as none of those co-accused...were caught in an overt act..."

Refusing bail to Sadiq Ali @ Sahil, the court referred to SPP Amit Prasad's submissions, stating, that he "has painstakingly taken this Court through the videos pertaining to the topography of the area where
the incidents had occurred."

SPP Prasad showed the Court "three videos that had been found during the course of investigation which depict the scene of crime... and submitted that the three videos shed a light on how the assault on the police personnel was pre-meditated."

The court took note of SPP Prasad's submissions taking the Court "through all the available CCTV footage displaying timestamps and respective galis (lanes) wherein the accused have been caught on camera."

The court further noted that SPP Prasad's submission regarding "the timestamps which showcase the dislocation and deactivation of the CCTV cameras" basis which he submitted "that the same has been done in a synchronised and planned manner."

SPP Prasad showed the court that Sadiq, who "was wearing a yellow and white t-shirt, was identified on GNCTD Camera...at 12:06:49 PM," and "was further seen on Camera ID...at 12:13:20 PM with co-accused Imran Ansari, as well as on Camera No. 06...at 13:10:40 PM."

It was taken note of that Sadiq was seen "with a danda in his hand walking behind co-accused Imran Ansari... and was identified...at the Scene of Crime at 00:34 seconds and 01:19 seconds with a danda in one hand and pelting stones at the police officials with his other hand."