New Delhi: In the toolkit case, the Delhi High Court has issued notice to NBSA and two media institutions on Disha Ravi’s petition. Now the hearing, in this case, will be held on Friday. The Delhi Police told the High Court that it had not leaked anything in the media.
Earlier, environmental environment activist Disha Ravi, who was arrested for sharing a ‘toolkit’ related to the farmers’ demonstration, filed a petition in the Delhi High Court to prevent the police from leaking any material of the FIR against him. Had requested Ravi’s lawyer Abhinav Sekhari said that he was waiting for the petition to be listed for hearing in the High Court and only then would he comment on it.
Police told court in toolkit case: nothing leaked in media
Delhi Police on Thursday told the Delhi High Court that it had not leaked any information related to the investigation into the case of climate activist Disha Ravi, arrested for sharing a ‘toolkit’ related to farmers’ demonstrations. Disha Ravi has filed a petition in the Delhi High Court requesting that the police be prevented from leaking any material of the investigation related to the FIR lodged against him. On behalf of the police, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta made this argument before Justice Pratibha M. Singh. The court asked the police to file an affidavit that it had not leaked any material related to the investigation to the media. During the hearing, advocates from the National Broadcasting Standards Authority (NBSA) and some media houses were not present in the petition. After this, the court issued a notice to them that further hearing on the case would be held on Friday. The petition also requested the media to stop publishing their conversations or other things on WhatsApp.
Ravi said in his petition that he is “deeply saddened by his prejudiced arrest and media trial where he is clearly being attacked by defendant 1 (police) and several media houses”. Claimed that the arrest of him by the cyber cell of the Delhi Police from Bengaluru on February 13 was “completely illegal and baseless”. He argued that in the present circumstances there is “considerable apprehension” that the general public With these reports, accept the petitioner as guilty.
“In these circumstances, and to prevent the defendant from violating his privacy, his reputation and his right to a fair trial, the petitioner is proceeding with the present petition.” The petition alleged that the inquiry Related content is being leaked to the media and the police press conference is “prejudiced” and “violates their right to a fair trial and the possibility of their acquittal.” Climate activist Greta Thunberg Shared the ‘Google Document’ toolkit supporting the farmers’ movement. The Delhi Police investigating the Toolkit Google document arrested Bangalore activist Disha Ravi, while Mumbai-based lawyer Jacob and Pune engineer Shantanu Muluk were granted anticipatory bail by the court.
