Court issues summons to 10 TMC leaders including Derek O'Brien over disobedience of public servant order

New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): The Rouse Avenue court on Monday issued summons to 10 Trinamool Congress leaders, including MPs Derek O'Brien, Mohd Nadimul Haque, Dola Sen, Saket Gokhle and Sagarika Ghosh.
The court has also issued summons to leaders Vivek Gupta, Arpita Ghosh, Dr Santanu Sen, Abir Ranjan Bishwas, and Sudip Raha in a case related to a protest outside the Election Commission of India on April 8, 2024.
Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM) Neha Mittal issued summons after taking cognisance of the charge sheet and a complaint filed by the Delhi police.
"I have perused the charge-sheet as well as the complaint under Section 195 CrPc. I take cognisance of the offences punishable under Section 188/145/34 IPC," ACJM Mittal ordered today.
The court has listed the matter for hearing on April 30.
This case is related to alleged disobedience of an order issued by a public servant and enjoining the unlawful assembly despite an order to disperse.
TMC leaders had allegedly gathered and protested at the Election Commission of India in April 2024 ahead of the General election.
The facts of the prosecution case are that on April 8, 2024, at around 4:00 pm, the accused persons gathered outside the main gate of the Election Commission of India and started protesting while holding placards and banners in their hands without permission, despite the imposition of Section 144 of the Crpc.
It is further alleged that the accused persons continued to protest despite a warning regarding the imposition of Section 144 CrPc, upon which the present FIR was registered. (ANI)