Supreme Court on Paper Leak Protest: The students arrested in paper leak protest have got a big relief from the Supreme Court. The court has ordered the immediate release of students who fulfill two conditions.
Paper Leak Protest Supreme Court News: After the anti-paper leak protests across the country, there is relief news for students and their families from the Supreme Court on Tuesday. The apex court has issued important interim orders regarding the students who were arrested or detained during the violent protests in Delhi’s Jantar Mantar and in different states of the country. A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice (CJI) Surya Kant has directed that the students caught during the protest should be released immediately, but for this the court has also set two conditions. Let us know who has got relief from the Supreme Court and who has not…
Those 2 conditions of Supreme Court, which will give immediate release
1. Age should be less than 18 years
Keeping in mind the future of the students, the Supreme Court has directed the states to provide relief. The Court has directed that all those students, who are below 18 years of age, detained or arrested during the protest should be released immediately without any delay.
2. No criminal record
Relief has also been given to students who do not have any criminal antecedents. The court made it clear that no strict or punitive action should be taken against such innocent students in any FIR related to the protests led by the Cockroach Janata Party.
Which protesters will not get any relief?
The bench has made it very clear in its order that people who have a criminal background or who have taken the law into their own hands and committed extreme violence or excesses will not get the benefit of this protection. The court said that responsibility should be fixed on whoever has broken the law.
Court will be strict even on police excesses, there will be high level investigation
Several petitions were filed in the Supreme Court alleging police brutality on peaceful students during the Parliament march on July 20 and in other states. A petition filed by RJD MP Manoj Jha claimed that a police officer used an AK-47 during the agitation in Bihar. On this, the Chief Justice (CJI) took a serious stance and said, ‘There should be a completely impartial investigation. Whoever has committed excesses and taken law into his own hands should be brought to book. If responsibility is not fixed, then any investigation has no meaning. The court has hinted at forming a high-powered committee to investigate the use of force by the police on students as well as attacks on policemen.
Supreme Court notice to these states
During the hearing of the case, the Supreme Court has issued notices to the Central Government as well as many states. These include Maharashtra, Bihar, Assam, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi. Answers have been sought from all of them on the matter.
The court also ordered to keep the evidence safe
The Supreme Court said that all important records related to the demonstration should be kept safe. This includes CCTV footage, drone recordings, body camera videos, wireless communication records and PCR logs. Apart from this, the court also said that personal information and digital data of the protesters should not be made public.
What is the whole matter?
Students had demonstrated extensively across the country against paper leaks. Clashes also took place between police and protesters in many states. There was also a clash during the Parliament march on 20 July. During this period, several petitions were filed in the Supreme Court regarding the arrest of many students and use of police force. While hearing these petitions, the Supreme Court, along with providing relief to the students, also stressed the need for an impartial investigation into the matter.