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Delhi HC seeks police stand on two convicts in IB officer murder
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the Delhi Police's stand on appeals by two convicts in the murder case of Intelligence Bureau officer Ankit Sharma, Hindustan Times reports. A bench of…
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The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the Delhi Police's stand on appeals by two convicts in the murder case of Intelligence Bureau officer Ankit Sharma, Hindustan Times reports. A bench of Justices Prathiba M Singh and Vikas Mahajan admitted the appeals by Nazim and Kasim and issued notice to the prosecution. The court also issued notice on the convicts' plea seeking suspension of life sentence and listed the cases for hearing on December 2.
The counsel for the appellants argued that the conviction could not be sustained as no test identification parade was conducted and the witness testimony was not corroborated. The prosecution said the state will also appeal against the acquittal of six accused. The trial court had convicted former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain and four others, sentencing them to life imprisonment for the murder during the 2020 northeast Delhi riots that left 53 dead.
The Indian Opinion
Political narratives around the 2020 riots often paint the entire legal process as biased. But the trial court's conviction of a former councillor alongside the acquittal of six others suggests a more nuanced picture. The appeal hearing on December 2 will test whether the evidence against Nazim and Kasim meets the high standard of proof. The court's simple request for the police's stand should not be read as a signal, what matters is the final judgment on the merits of the appeals.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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