Bihar: RJD chief Azad Gandhi sentenced to 5 and half years jail for vandalism and assault
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In a big growth on July 19, 2023, former MLC RJD chief Azad Gandhi was handed a five-year and six-month jail sentence by the particular MP/MLA courtroom in Patna. The case in opposition to him, registered beneath Gandhi Maidan police station case quantity 361/2007, concerned costs of obstructing authorities work, assault, and abusive behaviour.
Special Judge Sangam Singh, presiding over the case, delivered a verdict that imposed various durations of imprisonment for every part of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) violated. Azad Gandhi was sentenced to 6 months beneath Section 147 of the IPC, two years beneath Section 332/149, six months beneath Section 342/149, one 12 months beneath 353/149, six months beneath 504/149, and one 12 months beneath Section 506/149. These punishments are to be served one after the opposite consecutively, leading to a complete of 5 years and 6 months behind bars for the previous MLC.
The incident in query occurred again in 2007 when Azad Gandhi, accompanied by roughly 40 to 50 supporters, precipitated chaos at an election workplace, assaulting office-bearers in an try and have their names included within the voters’ listing. In assist of the prosecution’s case, seven people testified in opposition to him.
The particular courtroom has in contrast the act of Azad Gandhi to that of a dreaded felony. In its judgment, the courtroom stated, “The actions of the MLC – who is meant to make legal guidelines within the House and is a accountable particular person of the society – had affected the case indicators, an ADM and three government magistrates. Such an act is akin to the act of a dreaded felony. It can’t be forgiven beneath any circumstances.
As Azad Gandhi prepares to serve his sentence, this case serves as a reminder that these entrusted with the accountability of governing should be held to the best requirements of conduct, guaranteeing the integrity of the nation’s democratic processes and establishments.
