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The Supreme Court of the country has now taken a very tough stance in the controversial case related to Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) and Swatantra Bhardwaj, who came into limelight during a political and student demonstration organized at Jantar Mantar in the country’s capital New Delhi. Recently, the Supreme Court has taken extremely seriously the serious allegations of continuous threats to a 14-year-old minor girl who took part in this protest and the pelting of stones at her house. Taking suo motu cognizance of this entire incident, an important bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant has summoned a detailed status report from the Uttar Pradesh and Delhi Police administrations. After this strict comment of the court, there has been a stir in the administrative and police circles, because the matter is related to the safety of a minor girl and flouting of law and order. The court has said in clear words that if anti-social elements are carrying out such activities and the guardians of the law are silent, then it is a big challenge for the justice system.
The root of this entire legal dispute is related to the student demonstration and CJP’s program that took place in the month of July, in which widespread uproar was witnessed. After this protest, the controversy deepened when a person named Swatantra Bhardwaj publicly made a sensational claim during a podcast interview that he had brutally beaten the father of a worker during the CJP protest. After the video surfaced and sparked strong reactions, Delhi Police swung into action and immediately arrested the accused Swatantra Bhardwaj, who is currently in judicial custody facing his next legal hearing. However, even after the arrest of the accused, the matter is not seeming to be calm, but after this, serious allegations of targeting the victim’s family and especially the 14 year old minor girl have started coming to light, after which this matter has become a topic of discussion at the national level.
When this student protest and the security matters related to it were being heard in the Supreme Court, the lawyers made many shocking revelations one after the other before the court. The lawyer appearing during the hearing told the court that despite the arrest of Swatantra Bhardwaj, the minor girl and her family are being continuously targeted by his supporters or other anti-social elements. The lawyer claimed that strong video evidence of stone pelting by unknown miscreants at the girl’s house is also available on social media and other mediums. Apart from this, a serious allegation was also made that the people who had indulged in violence and assault during the protest at Jantar Mantar were later seen roaming openly with the policemen and there is video footage of this also. The victim’s side also alleges that instead of taking fair action against the main attackers, on the contrary, FIRs have been registered in some cases against the girl and her family members, due to which the family is forced to live under the shadow of immense mental torture and insecurity.
When the lawyers presented all these serious allegations and evidence in the court, the bench of Chief Justice (CJI) Surya Kant made very sensitive and strict remarks. The CJI emphasized that a child is always a child in the eyes of law and his personal safety and dignity cannot be compromised in any way. The court said in clear words, “If anti-social elements have committed any kind of violence against the child and they are still roaming free and trying to intimidate her or her family, then this is a very serious matter and cannot be tolerated at all.” The court also expressed concern that if the safety of the minor is not ensured at this stage, it will not be possible to compensate for the future loss at any cost. This blunt comment of the court made it clear how sensitive and serious the judiciary is regarding the rights of children and their safety.
Considering the seriousness of the matter, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta was also present during the hearing. He informed the court that he got information about this entire episode mainly through posts made by the girl on social media and viral videos. After hearing the arguments of both the parties, the Supreme Court directed that on the basis of the complaints lodged by the girl child and the FIRs lodged in the police stations, prompt and effective action should be taken without any delay. The Supreme Court has ordered the police of both the states of Uttar Pradesh and Delhi to ensure that adequate security is provided to the minor girl and her entire family so that they do not face any untoward incident. Also, the court has given strict instructions to the police administrations of both the states to submit a detailed status report on the action taken so far in this case and future security plans as soon as possible.