: Delhi violence: Common sense should be used in cases, says court, clears 22-year-old of an offence #IndiaNEWS A court in Delhi on Thursday said that cases related to the communal violence that took

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Delhi violence: Common sense should be used in cases, says court, clears 22-year-old of an offence #IndiaNEWS
A court in Delhi on Thursday said that cases related to the communal violence that took place in the Capital last year had to be treated with “utmost sensitivity�, but that did not mean that common sense should be ignored, Live Law reported.Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Yadav made the observation while clearing a 22-year-old man of a charge under Section 436 of the Indian Penal Code, which pertains to “mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to destroy house�. The charge was part of a first information report filed by the police based on the complaints of four people who had alleged that rioters destroyed their properties during the violence, according to PTI. Clashes had broken out between supporters of the Citizenship Amendment Act and those opposing it between February 23 and February 26, 2020, in North East Delhi. At least 53 people had died in the violence, and hundreds injured.During Thursday’s hearing, the judge took note that in his initial complaint to the police, one of the complainants had made no mention of rioters setting fire to his house, Live Law reported.Yadav added: “It is only when his statement under Section 161 CrPc [Code of Criminal Procedure] was recorded by the IO [investigating officer] on 06.03.2020 that ingredients of Section 436...Read more

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