The Karkardooma Court on Thursday dismissed three bail petitions of former Aam Aadmi Party councillor Tahir Hussain in connection with cases related to the violence that erupted in Northeast Delhi in February this year.
The court in its order said that “public witnesses in the matters are residents of the same locality and if released on bail at this stage, the possibility of applicant (Tahir Hussain) threatening or intimidating them cannot be ruled out”.
“Considering the facts and circumstances of the case(s) in totality, I do not find it to be a fit case for grant of bail to the applicant in all the aforesaid three matters. The bail applications in all the three matters are accordingly dismissed,” the court added
The Delhi riots 2020 are a gaping wound in the conscience of a nation aspiring to be a major global power. The allegations against the applicant (Tahir Hussain) are extremely grave in nature, the court said.
“Even if there were no direct acts of violence attributable to the applicant, he (Tahir) cannot shy away from his liability under the provisions of the sections invoked against him, particularly on account of the fact that his house/building became the hub/centre point for the rioters and rabble-rousers to unleash the worst communal riots since partition in Delhi,” the court added.