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India Gazette
13-06-2025
- India Gazette
Court convicts man in child sexual exploitative material case
New Delhi [India], June 13 (ANI): The Rouse Avenue court has convicted a man in a child sexual abuse material (CSAM) case. It was alleged that the Convict was involved in child sexual abuse through the collection, browsing, downloading and distribution of material through the internet, depicting children in sexually explicit acts. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had registered a case under the Information Technology (IT) Act in 2016. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM) Jyoti Maheshwari on Wednesday Convicted Anurag Sharma. The court said, 'It is evident that the prosecution has successfully proved the commission of the alleged offence by the accused, beyond reasonable doubt.' 'Accordingly, the accused Anurag Sharma is convicted of the offence under section 67 B (b) of the Information Technology Act, 2000,' ACJM Jyoti Maheshwari said in the judgement passed on June 11. The matter has been listed for the hearing arguments on sentence on July 3. CBI had registered a complaint alleging that one person, namely Anurag Sharma, indulged in the collection, browsing, downloading and distribution of material, depicting children in sexually explicit acts, in electronic form using internet/ computer resources on 27.09.2015, by using the internet. On this basis, on 27.10.2016, a case under Section 67 B of the Information Technology Act, 2000 was registered. The court said that the factum of collection is proved by the presence of 183 files, containing child sexual exploitative and abuse material (CSEAM) material and the factum of browsing and download of such CSEAM material can be ascertained from the full path of the files. The fact that these files were stored in the E drive of the hard disk of the laptop, which was exclusively used by the accused, proves the factum of download of such content and thus, all the ingredients of Section 67 B(b), IT Act, 2000, have been fulfilled in the present case, the court held. During the investigation, the CBI recovered a laptop and an internet modem from Anurag Sharma's residence. The laptop was sent for examination at the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC). The CBI had concluded that during the years 2015 and 2016, the accused Anurag Sharma collected, browsed and downloaded CSEAM material, in electronic form and thus, committed the offence under Section 67B, IT Act. A chargesheet was filed against the accused Anurag Sharma on 02.05.2017. During the hearing the court rejected the defence arguments that the destination IP of the various URLs and the sexually explicit material, involving children, was neither investigated upon by the IO nor was mentioned in the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC) report. 'However, section 67 B of IT Act, does not mandate any investigation or recovery of the destination IP and only requires that the accused should have browsed, collected or downloaded the material, in electronic form, involving children in sexually explicit acts,' the court said in the judgement. (ANI)
Time of India
10-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Court to director FSL: Appear personally over non filing of report in case against Kejriwal
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Monday issued a notice to the director of Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) to appear personally over non-filing of a report pertaining to a CD in a defacement case against former CM Arvind Kejriwal. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Earlier, on May 23, the court directed him to examine a CD in a case of public property defacement and asked him to file the report. An FIR has already been registered in this case against former CM Arvind Kejriwal, ex-MLA Gulab Singh, and MCD councillor Nitika Sharma under Section 3 of the Delhi Prevention of Defacement of Property Act, 2007, which deals with penalties for defacing public property. The section mandates a maximum punishment of one year in prison and a fine of up to Rs 50,000. Additional chief judicial magistrate (ACJM) Neha Mittal issued a notice to the director of FSL to appear in person on June 28. "In view thereof, issue notice to director, FSL to appear in person for June 28," ACJM ordered on June 9. While issuing notice, the court noted that the notice issued to the director, FSL, had been received back duly served. However, no report has been received from the director, FSL. The case stems from an application filed by Kumar Saxena, who alleged that Kejriwal, along with other political figures, misused public funds to display hoardings at various locations in Dwarka in 2019. On March 11, ACJM Mittal, observing that "prima facie" a cognisable offence was committed, directed the SHO concerned to register an FIR immediately under Section 3 of the Delhi Prevention of Defacement of Property Act, 2007, and for any other offence that appeared to have been committed.
India Gazette
05-06-2025
- Politics
- India Gazette
Rouse Avenue court declines cognisance of charge sheet against former MP Udit Raj
New Delhi [India], June 5 (ANI): The Rouse Avenue court on Thursday declined cognisance of the charge sheet of the Delhi police against Congress leader and former MP Udit Raj as the court noted no evidence regarding his identity. He is not seen in the video produced by the Delhi Police regarding a protest outside the residence of former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at Feroz Shah Road. The protest was organised on January 20, 2025. An FIR was registered at the police station on Parliament Street. It was alleged that Udit Raj led the protest. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM) Neha Mittal refused to take cognisance of the charge sheet filed against him. While declining cognisance, the court noted that there is no evidence on record regarding the identity of the accused. Despite the fact that the incident in question was filmed by the police officials, the accused cannot be seen in the entire video. 'In view of this, the court is of the considered opinion that there is insufficient ground for taking cognisance of the offence punishable under section 223 Bhartiya Nagrik Sanhita (BNS). No other offence appears to have been made out from the charge-sheet. Accordingly, cognisance in the present case is declined,' ACJM Neha Mittal said in the order passed on June 5. Delhi police filed a charge sheet against Udit Raj for an offence punishable under section 223(a)/3(5) BNS on the allegations that on January 20, 2025, a crowd of 30-35 people under his leadership were raising slogans in front of the house of former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, due to which Firoz Shah Road started getting jammed and inconvenience was caused to the commuters. The police stated that they were holding banners. They further stated that the protesters were informed by the senior officers through a loudhailer about the promulgation of an order under Section 163 BNSS and the applicability of the Model Code of Conduct. The charge sheet said they were warned against continuing with their protest, but they kept on demanding Rs.18,000 per month salary, just like other religious heads. The court said that nothing on record shows that the accused knew of the order issued by the concerned ACP. The court observed, 'It has been vaguely averred in the complaint that the accused kept on raising the slogans despite announcement on loudhailer regarding the imposition of Section 163 BNSS by senior police officers.' 'However, no such police officer has been named in the entire charge-sheet who apparently made the announcement, nor their statement under Section 180 BNSS has been recorded,' the court noted in the order. The court said that there is nothing on record to show that the warning was brought to the knowledge of accused. It said, 'Further, in the video recording of the incident placed on record, no such warning can be heard. No banners can be seen in the video regarding the warning about the imposition of Section 163 BNSS/ Sec 144 CrPC in the area. Thus, there is nothing on record to show that the order dated on 29.1.2024 under Section 163 BNSS was brought to the notice of the accused and other protesters,' the court said. (ANI)
Hindustan Times
28-05-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Varanasi court dismisses plea against Rahul Gandhi over Lord Ram remark
A court in Varanasi on Tuesday dismissed a plea seeking to summon leader of the opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi and take strict action against him for allegedly calling Lord Ram a mythological character during his address at Brown University in the United States in April this year. The petition was filed on May 12 by advocate Harishankar Pandey in the MP/MLA court of additional chief judicial magistrate (ACJM) Niraj Kumar Tripathi. Pandey alleged that during his April 21 speech at Brown University, Rahul Gandhi referred to Lord Ram as a fictional and mythological figure, which, he claimed, hurt the religious sentiments of Hindus who follow Sanatan Dharma. Terming the remark as hate speech, Pandey sought action under sections 196 (promoting enmity between different groups on the basis of religion), 351 (criminal intimidation), 353 (statement causing public nuisance) and 356 (defamation) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). Pandey appeared before the court on May 19, stating, 'I urged the court to summon Rahul Gandhi and impose strict punishment for calling Lord Ram a fictitious character.' After hearing his arguments, the court reserved the order for May 27 (Tuesday). In its order on Tuesday, the court rejected the plea, citing the absence of prior permission from the district magistrate and the state government. 'The plea has been dismissed as not maintainable. I will file a revision petition before the district judge,' Pandey said.
Time of India
27-05-2025
- Time of India
2 suspects escape from custodyin Bhilwara, 3 cops suspended
1 2 Bhilwara: In a scene reminiscent of a Bollywood thriller, two theft suspects made a daring escape from police custody by scaling the court walls in Mandalgarh town Tuesday afternoon. The suspects took advantage of a momentary lapse in security and made their escape before they could be presented before the judge. Despite the quick attempt made by the escorting cops to apprehend them, the suspects managed to flee and remained untraceable till reports last arrived late Tuesday night. In an immediate disciplinary action, three policemen responsible for the suspects' custody were suspended by Bhilwara SP Dharmendra Singh Yadav. The escaped accused are 26-year-old Dilip Kanjar and 19-year-old Sonu Kanjar who were arrested in connection with a series of gold necklace thefts in the Bigod area of Bhilwara district. According to Bigod police station in-charge, Jai Sultan Kaviya, the two were taken to the ACJM court in Mandalgarh for a hearing, accompanied by ASI Prahlad and constables Hariram and Jaiprakash. "However, before they could be formally presented before the judge, the suspects managed to deceive their escorts, scaled the court wall and made their getaway," said Kaviya. Despite attempts by the ASI and constables to catch them, the duo managed to flee. The ASI reported the escape to senior officers and roadblocks were set up across the district as part of the search operation. Bhilwara SP said the three cops have been suspended for negligence in handling the suspects. "The policemen failed to maintain proper custody of the suspects, resulting in the security breach," said Yadav, adding that a district-wide search operation was on to apprehend the accused. Police have urged the public to remain vigilant and report any sightings of the fugitives to the nearest police station or the Bhilwara police control room.
