AAP MLA Somnath Bharti sentenced to 2 years jail for assaulting safety workers at AIIMS

New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Somnath Bharti has been sentenced 2 years imprisonment and slapped a superb of Rs 1 lakh by a Delhi Court on Saturday for assaulting AIIMS safety workers in 2016.
The courtroom granted him bail on the bottom of submitting an attraction towards his conviction in Delhi High Court with a bond of Rs 20,000.
On Friday, the courtroom convicted Bharti for assaulting AIIMS safety guards in a matter registered in 2016. The courtroom has acquitted the 4 different individuals in the identical matter. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Ravindra Kumar Pandey on Friday handed a judgement within the matter.
The judgement acknowledged, “Court is of the considered view that prosecution has duly proved its case beyond all reasonable doubt against accused Somnath Bharti regarding charges of an offence punishable U/s 323/353 read with Section 149 IPC and charge of an offence punishable U/s 3 of the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, 1984 and charge of an offence punishable U/s 147 IPC read with Section 149 IPC and he is held guilty and convicted for the same.”
The courtroom additionally held him responsible within the cost of an offence punishable underneath part 3 (Mischief inflicting harm to public property) of the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, 1984.

The courtroom additionally mentioned, ”The safety workers of the AIIMS have been performing the delegated duties of a public servant and are duly lined underneath the definition of Public Servant. Hence, the defence of the accused that the safety workers of the AIIMS usually are not the general public servant is discarded and never accepted.”
In the identical matter, the courtroom acquitted the opposite accused individuals specifically Jagat Saini, Daleep Jha, Sandeep alias Sonu and Rakesh Pandey from all expenses made towards them by the prosecution.
According to the prosecution, on September 9, 2016, AIIMS Chief Security officer RS Rawat lodged a criticism with the Delhi Police accusing MLA Somnath Bharti and his 300 supporters of misbehaving with safety guards of AIIMS.
In his written criticism, Rawat mentioned, “Bharti, around 9:45 am on September 9, provoked the mob to damage the fence of government property (AIIMS)”.

Rawat additionally instructed the police that Bharti gave permission to unauthorised individuals with JCB machines to get into AIIMS from Gautam Nagar Nallah roadside.
The chief safety officer accused AAP MLA and others of attempting to encroach authorities land and disrupting peace within the hospital.