HC directs to expedite trial in 2010 murder case

BJP leader Vijender Gupta with party MLAs after filing a complaint against chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and Dy CM Manish Sisodia at Parliament Street police station on Sunday. Mr Gupta accusing the AAP leaders of hatching a conspiracy to falsely implicate him in criminal cases. The Delhi high court has directed a lower court to ensure that the trial in a 2010 murder case, in which a 22-yearold man was killed after receiving 76 injuries, is not “unnecessarily delayed”.

Justice A.K. Chawla also asked the trial court judge to ensure that no unnecessary adjournments are granted in the nearly nine-year-old case.

The high court’s order came on a plea by the father of the victim Umesh Singh seeking a speedy trial in his son’s murder case in which the chargesheet was filed eight-year-ago but the matter is yet to be decided by the lower court.

Advocate Pritish Sabharwal, appearing for Balwant Singh Rawat, submitted that the case was listed before the trial court 37 times and it was being delayed due to nonavailability of either the accused persons’ counsel or the special public prosecutor.

Justice Chawla said: “The copy of this proceeding be sent to the trial court which shall ensure no unnecessary adjournments are granted.”

The high court listed the matter for further hearing on May 30 and asked the police to file an additional status report regarding the execution of nonbailable warrant issued by the trial court against an accused who had failed to appear before it.