High court verdict on 2012 persecution

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High Court Verdict on 2012 Persecution

Blatant Misuse of Sections 101 and 151

The extremity of persecution and brutal attacks done on HDH, can be understood by observing the circumstances, the judicial laws and the foul play of the STATE POLICE. Section 107 deals with 'Security of keeping the peace in other case' and purports the power of the Executive Magistrate who has received information that a person is likely to commit breach of peach or disturb public tranquility in any way, and is of opinion that there is sufficient ground for proceeding, he may require such a person to show cause why he should not be ordered to execute a bond with or without sureties for keeping the peace for such period, not exceeding one year.

Section 107 does vest any power in the hands of the police to arrest.
Section 151 of Cr.P.C. deals with 'Arrest to prevent the commission of cognizable offences. According to this:

• A police officer knowing of a design to commit any cognizable offence may arrest, without orders from a Magistrate and without a warrant, the person so designing, if it appears to such officer that the commission of the offence cannot be otherwise prevented.
• directs that 'No person arrested under sub-section (1) shall be detained in custody for a period exceeding 24 hours from the time of his arrest unless his further detention is required or authorized under any other provisions of this code or of any other law for the time being in force.

Abuse of the powers under sections 107 and 151

• Historically, preventive arrest was notoriously used in India during British rule under the Bengal Regulation - III of 1818 (The Bengal State Prisoners Regulation) which empowered the government to details or arrest anybody on mere suspicion
• For instance, the arrest of Anna Hazare on August 2011 under section 1071 and 151 was unconstitutional, against democratic principles and similar to the situation during National Emergency, by the retired IPS Officer - Kiran Bedi (also Alumni of Faculty of Law, DU)
• Section 107 is a preventive section and not Punitive, hence there is no strong and legal ground for incarcerating a person unless there is no strong and legal grounds for incarcerating a person unless there has been an in-depth scrutiny of facts. In the case of His Divine Holiness, there was no scrutiny of Facts by District Magistrate, it was straight unlawful use of Section 107 Cr Pc.

High Court admonishes Government for Abuse of Power and attacks on HDH and Sangha

CRL.P. 3253 of 2012
In the High Court of Karnataka at Bangalore, Criminal Petition No. 3253 of 2012, Sri Nithyananda Swamiji versus (1) District Magistrate And Deputy Commissioner (Ramanagar District), (2) State of Karnataka, Bidadi Police Station, Order date - 25 February 2013
Original order copy from official High Court Website