JIGNESH MEVANI

Out on bail | N/A

The independent Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Vadgam constituency in Gujarat, was arrested by Assam Police in connection with two tweets containing allegedly offensive content against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Dalit rights activist-turned-politician was arrested with scant regard to procedures surrounding arrest of a sitting MLA, and taken to Assam the following day. After he got bail in the case he was re-arrested in connection with a case where he stands accused of assaulting a woman officer of the Assam Police.

Charges

Twitter case: IPC sections 120 B (criminal conspiracy), 153 A (promoting enmity between groups), 295 A (outraging and insulting religious beliefs), 504 (insult with intent to provoke) and 505 (public mischief). Assault case: IPC sections 294 (obscene acts and songs), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 353 (assault or criminal force to deter a public servant from discharging duty) and 354 (outraging the modesty of a woman).

Timeline

January 16, 2024

On January 16, in a separate case, Ahmedabad Metropolitan Magistrate Court acquitted Congress MLA Jignesh Mevani who were booked by Ahmedabad Railway Police for a rail roko protest in 2017 under IPC Sections 143 (unlawful assembly), 147 (punishment for rioting), 149 (unlawful assembly in pursuit of common object), 332 (voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty) and Section 153 of Indian Railway Act (endangering safety of persons travelling by railway by wilful act or omission).

April 29, 2022

Barpeta Sessions Court grants Mevani bail. Takes Assam Police to task for abusing the process of the law, purportedly for keeping Mevani in custody for a longer duration.

April 26, 2022

Barpeta magistrate's court denies him bail.

April 25, 2022

Kokrajhar court grants Mevani bail in Twitter case, but Barpeta Police arrest him in connection with a case involving assault of a woman police officer.

April 24, 2022

Kokrajhar Court reserves order on Mevani's bail.

April 22, 2022

Kokrajhar court remands Mevani to three-days police custody. Denies him bail.

April 21, 2022

Jignesh Mevani flown from Ahmedabad to Gauhati, taken to Kokrajhar.

April 20, 2022

Jignesh Mevani arrested by Assam Police from Palanpur cicuit house in Gujarat's Baanskantha district and taken to Ahmedabad.

JIGNESH MEVANI

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