HC scraps jail time period to former Congress MP Annu Tandon, associates
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LUCKNOW: The Allahabad High Court on Thursday scrapped the two-year jail time period given to a former Congress MP and her associates for stopping a prepare throughout a protest, saying the punishment given by the trial courtroom was extreme.
The Lucknow Bench of the courtroom, nonetheless, upheld the tremendous imposed on them for stopping the prepare on the Unnao railway station through the protest in 2017.
The trial courtroom had awarded two-year jail time period to former Congress MP Annu Tandon and her associates within the case and in addition imposed tremendous a tremendous of Rs 25,000 on every of them.
The Bench of Justice D K Singh handed the order whereas partly permitting an enchantment filed by Annu Tandon and her associates towards the decision of a particular courtroom meant to listen to instances towards legislators.
“The appellants have already deposited the said fine, hence, they need not to deposit any further fine,” stated the HC Bench.
The Bench stated apart from detaining the prepare for quarter-hour, there was no harm to personal or public property by the protesters and by and huge it was a peaceable and symbolic protest.
The Bench noticed, “Citizens of this country are not permitted to violate a law enacted by the legislation while exercising their right to protest, freedom of speech and expression.”
The Railway Police had registered the case on June 12, 2017.
LUCKNOW: The Allahabad High Court on Thursday scrapped the two-year jail time period given to a former Congress MP and her associates for stopping a prepare throughout a protest, saying the punishment given by the trial courtroom was extreme.
The Lucknow Bench of the courtroom, nonetheless, upheld the tremendous imposed on them for stopping the prepare on the Unnao railway station through the protest in 2017.
The trial courtroom had awarded two-year jail time period to former Congress MP Annu Tandon and her associates within the case and in addition imposed tremendous a tremendous of Rs 25,000 on every of them.
The Bench of Justice D K Singh handed the order whereas partly permitting an enchantment filed by Annu Tandon and her associates towards the decision of a particular courtroom meant to listen to instances towards legislators.
“The appellants have already deposited the said fine, hence, they need not to deposit any further fine,” stated the HC Bench.
The Bench stated apart from detaining the prepare for quarter-hour, there was no harm to personal or public property by the protesters and by and huge it was a peaceable and symbolic protest.
The Bench noticed, “Citizens of this country are not permitted to violate a law enacted by the legislation while exercising their right to protest, freedom of speech and expression.”
The Railway Police had registered the case on June 12, 2017.
