The Delhi High Court today dismissed a plea challenging the transit remand order passed against Manipur student activist Thokchom Veewon..Veewon, who is former President of the Manipur’s Student Association Delhi, was arrested by a Joint Team of Manipur Police and Delhi Police on February 16 pursuant to an FIR registered in Imphal over critical remarks made by him on Facebook about the Citizenship Bill..Observing that it prima facie appears that act committed by Veewon attempts to inciting hatred and disaffection towards the government established by law, the Court has stated:.“Upon hearing and on perusal of the transit remand order, case diary and the decisions cited, I find that the remand order was not opposed by the remand Advocate and the memo of arrest was offered to be given to the Petitioner’s sister, to which there was resistance. In any case, a copy of the memo of arrest has now been supplied to the petitioner’s counsel.”.The order was passed by a Single Judge Bench of Justice Sunil Gaur while hearing the petition moved by Veewon’s brother challenging the transit remand order passed by a Delhi Court after his arrest..The FIR books Veewon for the offence of sedition under Section 124A of Indian Penal Code, 1860 and promoting enmity between two groups under Section 153A IPC. After being arrested from his house in Delhi, Veewon was taken to Saket Court. While granting the transit remand, the Magistrate had directed Manipur Police to produce Veewon before the appropriate Court on or before February 19. Appearing for the Petitioner, Senior Advocate Colin Gonsalves argued that the arrest and the transit remand order was illegal. Relying on the order passed by Justice S Muralidhar in the Gautam Navlakha case, Gonsalves argued that the transit remand ought to be set aside for non-application of mind. The transit remand order cannot be passed in a mechanical manner, he said..Gonsalves further informed the Court that neither were the grounds of arrest intimated at the time of arrest, nor was the arrest memo given to Veewon’s sister who was present at the time of his arrest..“We were not informed where Veewon was being taken. Even now I don’t know where he is”, he stated..Counsel appearing for the State of Manipur defended the transit remand order. He said that an effort was made to inform Veewon’s mother about the arrest. He then stated that Veewon was being taken to Manipur after following due procedure, where he would be produced before the appropriate court..Meanwhile, counsel appearing for Delhi Police Rahul Mehra clarified that the Delhi Police’s role was limited to providing assistance to the Manipur Police..After hearing the counsel for parties, the Court found no infirmity in the order and dismissed the petition..Read the order:
The Delhi High Court today dismissed a plea challenging the transit remand order passed against Manipur student activist Thokchom Veewon..Veewon, who is former President of the Manipur’s Student Association Delhi, was arrested by a Joint Team of Manipur Police and Delhi Police on February 16 pursuant to an FIR registered in Imphal over critical remarks made by him on Facebook about the Citizenship Bill..Observing that it prima facie appears that act committed by Veewon attempts to inciting hatred and disaffection towards the government established by law, the Court has stated:.“Upon hearing and on perusal of the transit remand order, case diary and the decisions cited, I find that the remand order was not opposed by the remand Advocate and the memo of arrest was offered to be given to the Petitioner’s sister, to which there was resistance. In any case, a copy of the memo of arrest has now been supplied to the petitioner’s counsel.”.The order was passed by a Single Judge Bench of Justice Sunil Gaur while hearing the petition moved by Veewon’s brother challenging the transit remand order passed by a Delhi Court after his arrest..The FIR books Veewon for the offence of sedition under Section 124A of Indian Penal Code, 1860 and promoting enmity between two groups under Section 153A IPC. After being arrested from his house in Delhi, Veewon was taken to Saket Court. While granting the transit remand, the Magistrate had directed Manipur Police to produce Veewon before the appropriate Court on or before February 19. Appearing for the Petitioner, Senior Advocate Colin Gonsalves argued that the arrest and the transit remand order was illegal. Relying on the order passed by Justice S Muralidhar in the Gautam Navlakha case, Gonsalves argued that the transit remand ought to be set aside for non-application of mind. The transit remand order cannot be passed in a mechanical manner, he said..Gonsalves further informed the Court that neither were the grounds of arrest intimated at the time of arrest, nor was the arrest memo given to Veewon’s sister who was present at the time of his arrest..“We were not informed where Veewon was being taken. Even now I don’t know where he is”, he stated..Counsel appearing for the State of Manipur defended the transit remand order. He said that an effort was made to inform Veewon’s mother about the arrest. He then stated that Veewon was being taken to Manipur after following due procedure, where he would be produced before the appropriate court..Meanwhile, counsel appearing for Delhi Police Rahul Mehra clarified that the Delhi Police’s role was limited to providing assistance to the Manipur Police..After hearing the counsel for parties, the Court found no infirmity in the order and dismissed the petition..Read the order:
