Delhi High Court orders police cover for family of Uttam Nagar clash accused
The Delhi High Court has ordered round-the-clock police protection for the family of an accused in the Uttam Nagar Holi clash. The court ruled that the family should not be left vulnerable to retaliatory violence while legal proceedings against their son continue.
Why it matters
It highlights the judiciary's role in balancing the administration of criminal justice with the protection of the fundamental rights of an accused's family members against mob violence.
The Delhi High Court has ordered round-the-clock police deployment outside the house of a woman whose son is an accused in the Uttam Nagar Holi clash, following allegations that her family was being attacked by residents, including relatives of the man killed in the incident.
Justice Girish Kathpalia, in an order passed on September 30, said the accused’s family could not be left vulnerable to violence while legal proceedings against her son were under way.
The case stems from a clash between two neighbouring families with a longstanding dispute during Holi celebrations, in which 26-year-old Tarun was killed. Several people, including a minor, have been apprehended in connection with the incident.
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