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27 Feb 2020
- In power
- AAP — Delhi
- Acted
- State government, Delhi
The Home Department of the Delhi government granted sanction to prosecute the accused. The magistrate's cognizance order cites a sanction order dated 27 February 2020. AAP spokesperson Raghav Chadha said the sanction was given on 20 February after the Law Department gave its opinion, and denied a BJP charge that the government had stalled the case. [1][2]
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Sources
- 1State v. Kanhaiya Kumar, CC No. 302/2019, FIR No. 110/2016, PS Vasant Kunj North: cognizance order (February 2021)Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Patiala House Courts (copy published by Bar & Bench), 15 Feb 2021T2 CourtArchived 5 Dec 2022
- 2Delhi Arvind Kejriwal govt gives sanction to prosecute Kanhaiya Kumar in sedition caseDeccan Herald, Shemin Joy, 28 Feb 2020T4 Report