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Delhi High Court will soon hear a plea filed by @AltNews co-founder Mohammed Zubair challenging an FIR lodged against him by Delhi Police for allegedly "threatening and torturing" a minor girl on Twitter.
#DelhiHighCourt @zoo_bear #MohammedZubair

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The plea was filed by Zubair in 2020 and the court had directed Delhi Police to not take any coercive action against the fact-checker.
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In May last year, Delhi Police filed a status report in the HC stating that Zubair's tweet does not constitute a cognisable offence.

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However, the NCPCR challenged the Delhi Police's stand adding that the police is acting casually and taking incorrect stand.

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The plea is listed for hearing before Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani.
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Court takes up the matter.
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Bench (to police): You have not filed a chargesheet... what does that mean?
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Court dictates order:
Order: State submits that Police has found no criminality as far as the petitioner is concerned and therfore not included his name int he chargesheet. Before proceeding in the matter let a copy of hte charge-sheet be supplied in the matter.

Order: Copy of chargesheet be also supplied to other side (Zubair). ASG KM Nataraj (appearing for NCPCR) to also obtain instructions in the matter.

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Court lists the matter for further consideration on March 2.
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