Dharam Sansad case: Supreme Court asks Delhi Police to submit copy of chargesheet
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday has directed the Delhi Police to submit before it, a copy of the report and the chargesheet related to the alleged inflammatory speeches made at the Dharam Sansad event in the national capital in December 2021.
The Delhi police probing the case had stated that it was still awaiting the result of forensic examination of the voice samples.
A bench of Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud and Justices P S Narasimha and J B Pardiwala ordered this after Additional Solicitor General K M Nataraj, appearing for the Delhi Police, said the samples were sent to the forensic lab and the report was awaited.
The court was hearing a plea seeking contempt proceedings against Delhi Police for alleged inaction over the incident. Petitioner Tushar Gandhi had said that it was in violation of the court’s guidelines in the Tehseen Poonawala case on how to deal with such matters.
The petitioner contended that the Supreme Court guidelines aimed to ensure that people capable of making such statements are identified and not allowed to use such a public forum.
The Supreme Court while hearing the plea last month, had asked the police to appraise it of the investigation and asked why the FIR was filed only five months later.
The Delhi police had informed the court on January 30 that the investigation was completed and that the final report was in the process of being submitted within a short duration of time.
