Priors
JNU sedition case, February 2016

FIR

11 Feb 2016

In power
BJP — Delhi Police
Acted
Police, Delhi
Under
Section 124A read with Section 34 IPC (as registered); Sections 120B, 147 and 149 IPC added during investigation

Delhi Police registered FIR No. 110/2016 at PS Vasant Kunj North on 11 February. The Delhi High Court's bail order records that the FIR was registered under Section 124-A/34 IPC, and that by the time of the status report the case was under investigation under Sections 124-A/120-B/34/147/149 IPC. The Additional Solicitor General told the court the FIR was registered after raw video footage was obtained from Zee News following its telecast of 10 February. The Wire reported that the case was registered against unknown persons after a complaint by BJP MP Maheish Girri. LiveLaw, summarising the bail petition, gave the sections as 124A/120B IPC and said the FIR was against Kumar and unknown persons. Delhi Police report to the Union Home Ministry, not the Delhi government. [2][3][1]

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Sources

  1. 1Delhi High Court grants interim bail to Kanhaiya Kumar [Read Order]LiveLaw, 2 Mar 2016T5 SecondaryArchived 5 Mar 2016
  2. 2Kanhaiya Kumar v. State of NCT of Delhi, W.P.(Crl.) 558/2016, order of 2 March 2016Delhi High Court (text on Indian Kanoon), 2 Mar 2016T2 CourtArchived 3 Mar 2016
  3. 3Arrest 'Anti India Elements' Says Rajnath, So Police Pin 'Sedition' on JNUSU HeadThe Wire, Jahnavi Sen, 13 Feb 2016T4 Report