Thread by @LawBeatInd

BREAKING: Alt News Co-founder #MohammedZubair produced before the Patiala House Court. He was remanded to police custody for 4 days. He has been produced in the court after completion of the period.

Public Prosecutor asks for extension of the remand, as accused has not cooperated in the investigation.
Vrinda Grover, Advocate for #MohammedZubair : The phone that they have seized is not from the time when the tweets are. Copy of remand application has not been given

PP: #MohammedZubair has formatted his phone and deleted applications from his phone.

PP: We are seeking 14 days judicial custody of #MohammedZubair

Grover: We are moving a bail application. They have recovered the devices from #MohammedZubair

CMM to hear the bail plea shortly.

#MohammedZubair

Court begins hearing bail application and application against seizure of electronics.

Grover: through the application against seizure of of electronics, I wish place on record my apprehension against tampering of evidence and data.

#MohammedZubair

PP: When #MohammedZubair ’s phone was analysed , we found he has been using Redmi phone. When his phone was seized, he took out the sim from his old mobile and put it in a new mobile.

PP informs the court that offences against Foreign Contribution Regulation Act have also been levelled against #MohammedZubair

PP says “After analysing his Call data records, we have found that he has received money from citizens of UAE and other countries.”

Grover: #MohammadZubair was summoned for an unrelated matter. He was traveling and his phone was seized. No one asked him whether I used this phone for the tweet. He has produced his phone. Is it a crime to format one’s phone?

Grover:The tweet says #MohammedZubair used an android device. But now they have gone after my laptop. The entire seizure has been for my laptop. Why?

Grover: The cyber cell is a premium investigation agency. A software is required to generate a hash value. Please see the seizure memo.

PP: See the fairness of prosecution, we have given you copies of the memo.

Grover: this is law.

PP: By law I should have given it to court

Grover: Seizure memo says articles have been seized. Not all of them are sealed. Data has to be analysed, but it also has to be protected.

Grover: What is interesting about electronic data is that it always leaves a footprint. The tweet is of 2018, Section 468 of CrPC places a bar on taking cognisance. They are doing this just to harass me.

#MohammedZubair

Grover: There is a lot of hue and cry over why I don’t want to produce electronic devices and what is it I want to hide. The police is to make a prima facie case, only then I am required to produce them. They can’t ask me to produce and then make a case about me. #MohammedZubair

Grover: I have filed a complaint in March 2021 saying someone smashed the phone that I used to tweet.

Grover now reads from the FIR against #MohammedZubair

Grover: It states that the police officer applied his mind and found my tweet provocative.

Grover: A complainant with one follower pulls up a tweet from 2018. Who is this person? Do they want to create communal disharmony in the country? What is the mischief?

#MohammedZubair

Grover: @IndianExpress published this image in 2018. Its from a Hrishikesh Mukherjee film. It is available on @PrimeVideo

#MohammedZubair

Grover reads Section 153 A of Indian Penal Code which provides for creating enmity between groups.

Grover: A Person can feel hurt. THIS IS NOT INDIAN HURT SENTIMENT CODE, THIS IS THE INDIAN PENAL CODE. There have to be two groups to create enmity. Here there are no groups

Grover: They cannot doubt me for formatting my phone. The phone that I used in 2018 was lost.

#MohammedZubair

Grover: They have put out a media update this morning about payments being received, the funds are going to a company called Pravada media.

#Zubair

Grover: Nobody else is being investigated. They want to trap me in a case, its a dead end.

#MohammadZubair

PP: This is the second bail plea. They have raised these points in a previous plea.

#MohammadZubair

PP: The tweet was posted in 2018, but its still there. If its there, everyone else is following. Its a continuing offence, not a case where its deleted.

#MohammadZubair

PP: The investigation is ongoing. It has not been concluded. We may drop some offences and add some. Its not true to argue that nothing is made out.

#MohammadZubair

PP: There are other movies where there are many vulgar things.

Grover: Please substantiate.

PP: Can we upload anything we want?

#MohammadZubair

BREAKING:

PP: Donation has come from Pakistan, Syria and the same has been mentioned in the CD. He is the director of Pravda.

Grover: Being a director is not a crime.

#MohammadZubair

PP: He has deleted things. Why? Timing of this is important. There is no change in circumstances on their side. His bail deserves to be dismissed

#MohammadZubair

Grover: I can have as many phones. Will it make the circumstances suspicious? Can presumption of innocence be turned to its head?

#MohammadZubair

Grover: I have a brother living in Dubai. Will speaking to him also make it suspicious?

#MohammedZubair

Grover: Just because we say names of a country, it becomes suspicious!!!

#MohammedZubair

Grover: Can foundation less submissions be made? Its a harmless clip. If WE HAVE LOST ANY SENSE OF HUMOUR, EVEN THE PENAL CODE WON’T HELP.

#MohammedZubair

PP shows’s #MohammedZubair ’s tweet.

Says “Why have you said ‘Before 2014’ and ‘After 2014’?”

Court: What investigation is left for police custody now?

PP explains.

#MohammedZubair

Orders to be passed after lunch.

#MohammedZubair

BREAKING: According to ANI, #MohammedZubair ’s bail plea has been rejected. He has been sent to 14 days judicial custody

BREAKING: After reports of Zubair’s bail rejection began circulating, his lawyer tells media that information was leaked to the media by Police even before the Judge has presided (source: ANI) #MohammadZubair

The Court of CMM Snigdha Savaria has rejected Zubair's bail application @Gautam_Adv28 reports
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BREAKING: Delhi Court's order dismissing Mohammed Zubair's bail plea states that the Reasons for Arresting him have been CLEARLY SET out in the case diary by the Investigating Officers on previous occasions also and were found to be satisfactory.

#ZubairArrested Delhi Court rejects plea alleging "illegal seizure" of electronic devices effecting privacy of Mohammed Zubair - says - Cannot be decided at this stage as investigation qua data and devices seized during execution of search warrants are still being looked into.

Delhi Court REJECTS plea that alleged tweet of Mohammed Zubair is of year 2018 and part of Hindi Movie "kisi se na kehna" & no offences under sections 153A & 295A are made out as investigation qua it is pending & offences under FCRA are also added. #ZubairArrested

Notice under Sec 41A of CRPC (notice of appearance before PO) was admittedly issued to Mohammed Zubair and the submission in the first instance before Duty MM at the time of production was not found to be defective as Zubair WAS UNCOOPERATIVE IN THE INVESTIGATION: Delhi Court

Delhi Court rejects contention that criminal procedures were not complied with with respect to Zubair's arrest. Adds, since accused remained non-cooperative, 4 days PC remand was granted on June 28, 2022 after procedure was found "not defective" in the first instance.