The special court expressed its displeasure with Deepak Chaurasia’s absence in the court during the hearing in the order issued on October 28
Gurugram: A special court in Gurugram issued an arrest warrant against Journalist Deepak Chaurasia. The warrant has been issued against him for allegedly airing ‘morphed, edited and obscene’ videos of a 10-year-old girl and her family and linking it to the sexual assault case against Asaram Bapu.
Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Shashi Chauhan issued the arrest warrant for November 21, 2022.
“The bail of the applicant-accused Deepak Chaurasia is canceled. His bail bond and surety bond are canceled and forfeited to the State. Warrant of arrest against accused Deepak Chaurasia be issued for 21.11.2022. Notice to his surety under Section 446 CrPC and his identifier be also issued for the date fixed,” the Court ordered.
The court expressed its displeasure with Chaurasia’s absence in the court during the hearing in the order issued on October 28. The court also noted that while an application for exemption from personal appearance was filed stating that he had to be rushed to the hospital due to low blood sugar levels, the same was not supported by any medical certificate or an affidavit.
Court further noted that on September 23 a similar application was moved by him and it appears that Chaurasia is intentionally avoiding his presence.
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“No ground is made out to allow the exemption application and same stands dismissed,” the court said.
The case is related to the First Information Report filed on the complaint of the child’s relatives. The FIR was filed by the child’s relatives in December 2013. News24, India News, and News Nation were accused of broadcasting the video. Former News 24 managing editor Ajit Anjum, anchor Chitra Tripathi, and Chaurasia are among the eight people charged in the case, according to reports.
It is alleged that in the video broadcasted by these channels the faces of the girl child, the complainant’s wife, and some other women are revealed partially.
The Court has also issued bailable warrants against ACP Surender, Inspector Jitender, and Inspector Sanjay. They are stated to be the investigating officers (IOs) in the case.
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