Delhi Court Remands Swatantra Bhardwaj To 14 Days Judicial Custody In CJP Protester Assault Case
A Delhi court has remanded Swatantra Bhardwaj to 14 days of judicial custody following his arrest for an alleged assault on the father of a teenage activist. The case involves charges under the SC/ST Act and the POCSO Act.
Why it matters
The case highlights ongoing legal and social tensions in India regarding political protests and the protection of activists.
A Delhi Court on Monday remanded Swatantra Bhardwaj to 14 days of judicial custody in an alleged assault case relating to father of a teenage Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) activist during Jantar Mantar protest in July.Additional Sessions Judge Saurabh Pratap Singh Laler of Patiala House Courts passed the order after Bhardwaj was produced in Court on expiry of his one day of police custody.He was earlier remanded to one day of police custody on Saturday.He will now be produced before the Court on September 21.Bhardwaj was detained in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr on Friday, hours after the CJP staged a protest outside the Parliament Street police station demanding his arrest in the matter.The Delhi Police had then added provisions of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and criminal intimidation to the FIR against Bhardwaj over the alleged…
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