Anand Mohan incident: Attorney General declines consent for contempt proceedings towards 13 folks
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NEW DELHI: Attorney General Okay Okay Venugopal has declined consent for initiating contempt proceedings towards 13 folks, together with jail and police officers, over controversial politician Anand Mohan being allegedly allowed to go to his residence in Patna after his manufacturing earlier than a trial courtroom there.
Venugopal mentioned the lawyer common’s contempt jurisdiction is restricted to dealing solely with cases of felony contempt of the Supreme Court of India.
Mohan is serving a life sentence for the homicide of IAS officer G Krishnaiah in 1994.
Venugopal’s resolution got here on a letter by advocate Brajesh Singh who had sought initiation of contempt proceedings towards 13 folks for allegedly intentionally interfering in and obstructing the administration of justice for allegedly permitting Mohan to roam out of the Saharsa jail for about 47 hours.
The lawyer had quoted media reviews and sought motion towards 13 folks together with police and jail officers.
“I have examined your request for consent to initiate proceedings for criminal contempt of the Supreme Court of India against 13 named persons in connection with the production of Mr Anand Mohan before the trial court of Patna. Under section 15 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, the Attorney General’s contempt jurisdiction is limited to dealing with instances of criminal contempt of the Supreme Court of India. The facts narrated by you do not in any manner amount to criminal contempt of the Supreme Court of India. I accordingly decline consent,” the highest regulation officer mentioned in his letter.
Six police personnel had been suspended in reference to the incident involving a controversial politician.
As per part 15 of the Contempt of Courts Act, the nod of the Attorney General or the Solicitor General is a situation precedent to set the felony contempt proceedings in movement earlier than the apex courtroom.
Mohan, who’s serving a life sentence for the homicide of IAS officer G Krishnaiah, was dropped at Patna final week to be produced earlier than a courtroom.
The self-styled Robinhood preferred to get photographed holding a pistol, surrounded by a posse of armed henchmen.
Mohan was related to the undivided Janata Dal however broke away to type his personal social gathering.
Both Mohan and his spouse have been members of the state legislative meeting and the Lok Sabha up to now.
Mohan was awarded the demise penalty by the trial courtroom within the homicide of Krishnaiah, the then Gopalganj district Justice of the Peace who was lynched in 1994 by a mob on the outskirts of Muzaffarpur allegedly incited by the politician.
The demise penalty was later commuted to imprisonment for all times by the Patna High Court.
Many different co-accused within the case had been acquitted for need of proof.
Appeals of Mohan towards the trial courtroom order had been put aside by the excessive courtroom in addition to the Supreme Court.
NEW DELHI: Attorney General Okay Okay Venugopal has declined consent for initiating contempt proceedings towards 13 folks, together with jail and police officers, over controversial politician Anand Mohan being allegedly allowed to go to his residence in Patna after his manufacturing earlier than a trial courtroom there.
Venugopal mentioned the lawyer common’s contempt jurisdiction is restricted to dealing solely with cases of felony contempt of the Supreme Court of India.
Mohan is serving a life sentence for the homicide of IAS officer G Krishnaiah in 1994.
Venugopal’s resolution got here on a letter by advocate Brajesh Singh who had sought initiation of contempt proceedings towards 13 folks for allegedly intentionally interfering in and obstructing the administration of justice for allegedly permitting Mohan to roam out of the Saharsa jail for about 47 hours.
The lawyer had quoted media reviews and sought motion towards 13 folks together with police and jail officers.
“I have examined your request for consent to initiate proceedings for criminal contempt of the Supreme Court of India against 13 named persons in connection with the production of Mr Anand Mohan before the trial court of Patna. Under section 15 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, the Attorney General’s contempt jurisdiction is limited to dealing with instances of criminal contempt of the Supreme Court of India. The facts narrated by you do not in any manner amount to criminal contempt of the Supreme Court of India. I accordingly decline consent,” the highest regulation officer mentioned in his letter.
Six police personnel had been suspended in reference to the incident involving a controversial politician.
As per part 15 of the Contempt of Courts Act, the nod of the Attorney General or the Solicitor General is a situation precedent to set the felony contempt proceedings in movement earlier than the apex courtroom.
Mohan, who’s serving a life sentence for the homicide of IAS officer G Krishnaiah, was dropped at Patna final week to be produced earlier than a courtroom.
The self-styled Robinhood preferred to get photographed holding a pistol, surrounded by a posse of armed henchmen.
Mohan was related to the undivided Janata Dal however broke away to type his personal social gathering.
Both Mohan and his spouse have been members of the state legislative meeting and the Lok Sabha up to now.
Mohan was awarded the demise penalty by the trial courtroom within the homicide of Krishnaiah, the then Gopalganj district Justice of the Peace who was lynched in 1994 by a mob on the outskirts of Muzaffarpur allegedly incited by the politician.
The demise penalty was later commuted to imprisonment for all times by the Patna High Court.
Many different co-accused within the case had been acquitted for need of proof.
Appeals of Mohan towards the trial courtroom order had been put aside by the excessive courtroom in addition to the Supreme Court.
