{"id":208271,"date":"2021-09-10T14:37:08","date_gmt":"2021-09-10T09:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indialegallive.com\/?p=208271"},"modified":"2021-11-16T18:42:06","modified_gmt":"2021-11-16T13:12:06","slug":"allahabad-high-court-summons-lucknow-police-commissioner-regarding-laxity-in-case-related-to-anti-caa-anti-nrc-protests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indialegallive.com\/constitutional-law-news\/courts-news\/allahabad-high-court-summons-lucknow-police-commissioner-regarding-laxity-in-case-related-to-anti-caa-anti-nrc-protests\/","title":{"rendered":"Allahabad High Court summons Lucknow Police Commissioner regarding laxity in case related to anti-CAA, anti-NRC protests"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The Allahabad High Court<\/a> has expressed displeasure at the laxity of police against Shia leader Dr Syed Kalbe Sibtain alias Noori in the matter of nuisance and damage to public property in protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n A Single-Judge Lucknow Bench of Justice Chandra Dhari Singh on Thursday directed the Commissioner of Police, Lucknow, to personally remain present before the Court on the next date fixed. The Court passed this order on a Criminal Miscellaneous Anticipatory Bail Application filed under Section 438 CrPC filed by Dr Sibtain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The application sought anticipatory bail in FIR under Sections 147, 148, 149, 152, 323, 504, 506, 333, 427, 436, 307, 353, 188, 120B, 395 and 145 of IPC, besides Section 7 of Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, Section 3\/4 of Prevention of Damages to Public Property Act, and Section 5 of Explosive Substances Act, registered at Thakurganj Police Station in Lucknow district.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The FIR has been filed against 27 named accused and 2000-2100 unknown persons. All the accused have been charged for the offence of rioting and damaging the public property in Lucknow city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On July 13, 2021, the co-ordinate Bench of the Court granted interim protection to Sibtain and time for obtaining instructions regarding CCTV footage was also provided to the Additional Government Advocate appearing for the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n After two days (July 15), the Bench extended the interim protection granted earlier, and gave time to the state to file a detailed objection\/counter affidavit and procure the CCTV footage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n