Delayed FIRs against BJP leaders mocks the law  

After delayed action in Delhi violence, government wants to delay FIRs against it's leaders.

HC had directed the government and the police to file FIRs against BJP leaders Kapil Mishra, Anurag Thakur, Pravesh Verma for provocative hate speeches.

These speeches allegedly incited violence in Delhi claiming more than 35 lives and 200 injured.

Instead of taking action, the Central government came up with a unconvincing hypothesis...

... that filing an FIR against hate speeches was “not conducive” in the present environment.

The experts have challenged this hypothesis legally, as according to law

there is no ‘right time’ to file an FIR .

As the name suggests, First Information Report has to be filed as soon as a complain is received.

The Centre’s lawyer, argued that there should be no hurried intervention till normalcy is restored.

But law says is delaying an FIR is legally not allowed. There’s nothing in the law that prohibits a delay in lodging an FIR.

In fact, a delay in filing an FIR is not necessarily detrimental to the prosecution.

A delayed FIR can lead to a ‘contamination’ of the information about a crime.

Delay can lead to exaggeration or embellishment that can lead to the veracity of the FIR being questioned.

The next hearing in the case is scheduled for April 13. Action against the hate ranters seems deliberately delayed.

The high court played out the alleged inflammatory speech by BJP leader Kapil Mishra.

The speech was shown to the Delhi Police which claimed it hadn’t seen the allegedly offensive video.

The number of casualties in the northeast Delhi communal riots went up to 38...

... though no fresh incidents were reported on Thursday.

That also makes it the worst riot the national capital has seen in decades.

Delhi Police has arrested over 130 people, detained over 400 and registered 48 FIRs.

BJP leader Kapil Mishra called for a gathering at northeast Delhi's Maujpur on Sunday.

He gave a ‘three-day ultimatum’ to police to remove blockades in the area.

Clashes erupted the same evening and turned into full-fledged riots the next day, but police failed to act on time.

On Wednesday, hours after the Justice Muralidhar pulled up Delhi Police for not acting against BJP leaders who made hate speeches was transferred.