India, Sept. 25 -- A city court on Wednesday ordered Delhi Police to hand over a copy of the first information report (FIR) to a Gujarat auto driver accused of assaulting chief minister Rekha Gupta, rejecting the police's argument that the document was too "sensitive" to be shared.
Rajeshbhai Khimjibhai Sakriya, 41, was apprehended by Gupta's security for attacking the chief minister during a weekly public hearing on August 20. He later moved Tis Hazari court seeking a copy of the FIR registered against him.
In his plea, filed through advocate Pardeep Khatri, Sakriya argued that withholding the FIR violated his right to a fair trial under Article 21 of the Constitution.
"Denial of the FIR copy prejudices the accused's right to defend h...
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