AAP MP Sanjay Singh convicted in 2001 protest case, later granted bail

Special Prosecution Officer Vaibhav Pandey, who argued on behalf of the state, said, “The court convicted the six accused to three months in jail along with a fine. They were convicted under IPC sections 143 (unlawful assembly) and 341 (wrongful restraint). They were granted bail by the same court on Wednesday after their conviction.”

The case dates back to June 18, 2001 when the accused had held a protest against apparent power and water supply issues back then, said Pandey. “They had held the demonstration at an important road of the city. Despite attempts by the police to disperse the crowd, the accused had refused to call off the protest resulting in traffic problems for the people,” he said.

A case was lodged by the then SHO of Kotwali police station Ashok Singh.

“They were booked under the IPC sections they have been convicted in and under IPC sections 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace) and 506 (criminal intimidation) and under the Police Act. However, the court didn’t convict them under these sections, and convicted them only under IPC sections 143 and 341,” said Pandey.

He said the four others convicted were local leaders Subhash Chaudhary, Kamal Srivastava, Santosh Kumar and Vijay Kumar. “ They can file an appeal in a higher court,” he added.