A Delhi court has granted bail to a man in a north east Delhi riots case, saying the alleged eye witness and the beat Constable had identified him almost after two months from the incident.
Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat granted the relief to Deepak Tomar on furnishing a bail bond of ₹25,000 with one surety of like amount in the case related to alleged looting and vandalism of a shop during the riots in Jyoti Nagar area on February 25.
The court noted that the alleged CCTV footage of the accused was near the place of the incident of another FIR.
“As per chargesheet, there is a statement of public witness Mohd Rafiq under Section 161 [examination by police] CrPC which states that he was an eye witness to the incident of rioting, vandalisation and burning of properties including that of Imran on February 25, 2020, and named persons, including applicant/accused Deepak Tomar. However, the statement was recorded on April 22, 2020, only and the accused was not apprehended at…