Stalemate continues in sedition case

The stalemate over sanction for prosecution of former JNU president Kanhaiya Kumar and others for sedition continues, with no decision by the Delhi government on the Delhi Police’s request.

The Public Prosecutor in the case on Friday submitted a letter written by the Home Department to the Prosecution Director informing the latter about the status of the police request to be apprised to the court.

The investigating officer of the case was not present for the hearing.

Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Manish Khurana (CMM) summoned the probe officer on December 11, the next date of hearing.

The police chargesheeted the accused persons in January, and the court has since been deferring cognisance of it.

The court on the last date of hearing had pulled up the AAP government for “delaying” the decision on the police’s request.