Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) Amit Prasad, who had been appearing for Delhi Police in the Delhi Riots 2020 cases, has resigned from his role as the special public prosecutor (SPP)..However, he will continue to appear as SPP in the Shraddha Walkar murder case, Prasad told Bar & Bench..In his resignation letter to Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Delhi VK Saxena dated December 15, Prasad said that for 3.5 years, he handled the prosecution cases to the best of his ability but would not be able to continue..While the letter did not specify detailed reasons for him leaving the post, Prasad told Bar & Bench that "there was a lot of conflict between his private practise and the Delhi riots cases" and that the "Shraddha Walkar case was taking a lot of (his) time and energy"..As SPP, Amit Prasad was the face of the prosecution in the Delhi Riots matters and had argued in the much-highlighted conspiracy case under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, the murder case of 85-year-old Akbari Begum and the Sedition case against Sharjeel Imam..Read interview with Amit Prasad here.
Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) Amit Prasad, who had been appearing for Delhi Police in the Delhi Riots 2020 cases, has resigned from his role as the special public prosecutor (SPP)..However, he will continue to appear as SPP in the Shraddha Walkar murder case, Prasad told Bar & Bench..In his resignation letter to Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Delhi VK Saxena dated December 15, Prasad said that for 3.5 years, he handled the prosecution cases to the best of his ability but would not be able to continue..While the letter did not specify detailed reasons for him leaving the post, Prasad told Bar & Bench that "there was a lot of conflict between his private practise and the Delhi riots cases" and that the "Shraddha Walkar case was taking a lot of (his) time and energy"..As SPP, Amit Prasad was the face of the prosecution in the Delhi Riots matters and had argued in the much-highlighted conspiracy case under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, the murder case of 85-year-old Akbari Begum and the Sedition case against Sharjeel Imam..Read interview with Amit Prasad here.