Court begins trial towards Jignesh Mevani, 9 others for 2017 Azadi Kooch

A magisterial courtroom in Mehsana has framed prison cost towards unbiased MLA Jignesh Mevani, state Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Reshma Patel and eight others in reference to a rally they held from Mehsana city in July 2017 sans police permission.
Youth chief Kanhaiya Kumar, who was part of the rally, can be an accused within the case. However, since Kumar was not current earlier than the courtroom on Monday, when the costs had been framed, the latter determined to cross an order to carry a separate trial towards him within the case after framing cost at any time when he seems.
On July 12, 2017, to mark one 12 months of the notorious public flogging of some Dalits in Una that had led to a large-scale agitation within the state, Mevani and his associates had led an ‘Azadi Kooch’ from Mehsana to Dhanera of Banaskantha district. Kumar and Patel had additionally joined them.
Mehsana police had registered a case of illegal meeting towards them underneath the provisions of the Indian Penal Code since they weren’t given permission to carry the march. Police had submitted a chargesheet towards 12 individuals within the case, together with Mevani, Patel and Kumar, earlier than a magisterial courtroom in Mehsana.
On Monday, the courtroom framed cost towards 10 individuals – whereas Kumar was not current, one other accused within the case has died.
Advocate Mahesh Gurjar, who appeared for the accused, stated, “The court has framed charge under section 143 (unlawful assembly) of IPC against the 10 accused, including Mevani. Kanhaiya Kumar was not present, so, the court decided to pass an order to hold a separate trial against him whenever he appears before it under the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code.”
The case has been posted for recording of proof on April 20.