Allahabad HC quashes proceedings against two students booked for offering namaz at restricted site
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The Allahabad High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against two students who were booked for offering namaz at a place temporarily restricted by the local administration in Uttar Pradesh’s Sant Kabir Nagar district, The Indian Express reported on Saturday.
Justice Saurabh Srivastava on February 17 allowed the petition filed by the two students, who had been booked under sections of the Indian Penal Code pertaining to unlawful assembly and disobedience to orders lawfully promulgated by a public servant.
The judge also set aside the chargesheet and the May 2019 summoning order pending before the judicial magistrate in Sant Kabir Nagar.
He observed that the implication of the two students “who had no criminal history” was not justified, PTI reported.
The two students were also directed by the High Court to adhere to any future instructions or restrictions issued by the local authorities in the interest of maintaining law and order and communal harmony.
The judicial magistrate in Sant Kabir Nagar had examined the chargesheet filed by the investigating officer and took cognisance of the alleged offence by summoning the two students.
The two students had subsequently moved the High Court. Their counsel submitted that the applicants had no criminal history and that they were students, The Indian Express reported.
Their counsel submitted that the two students had been implicated solely for intending to...