Delhi Police Arrest Two Law Students Over SC Ruckus
Accused booked for disrupting court proceedings, manhandling security staff; police probe possible conspiracy
- Delhi Police arrest two law students for creating a ruckus in the Supreme Court.
- Accused allegedly abused the Chief Justice and disrupted court proceedings.
- Supreme Court declines contempt action, cites sympathy for the accused.
- Police obtain two-day remand to investigate possible conspiracy.
GG News Bureau
New Delhi, 15th July: Delhi Police on Wednesday arrested two law students for allegedly disrupting proceedings inside the Supreme Court last week by creating a ruckus, using abusive language against the Chief Justice and manhandling security personnel.
The accused have been identified as Prabal Pratap Singh, a third-year LLB student from Lucknow University and a resident of Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, and Chander Bhan, a second-year law student from Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh.
According to police, the incident occurred on July 10 when Prabal Pratap Singh appeared before the court in person. During the hearing, he allegedly used abusive and objectionable language against the Chief Justice, threw papers inside the courtroom and disrupted judicial proceedings.
Police said security personnel intervened to restore order, but Singh allegedly pushed one of the officers and obstructed them from performing their duties. Based on a complaint by security staff, an FIR was registered at Tilak Marg Police Station under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
The Supreme Court, however, decided not to initiate contempt or any other coercive proceedings against the accused.
“He is very disturbed… it’s all frustration. We only have sympathies for him,” the court had observed.
Reacting to the incident on Monday, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant urged people to ignore the episode, saying such incidents sometimes involve young people acting out of frustration.
“Ignore the incident. Youngsters sometimes do such things,” Justice Surya Kant said, adding that preserving the dignity of constitutional institutions is of paramount importance.
Following the court’s observations, both accused were taken to the Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences (IHBAS) for medical examination. Police said doctors declared both men mentally fit.
During the investigation, police also recovered several pamphlets containing objectionable language from the possession of the accused.
The two were produced before a Delhi court, which granted two days of police remand. Investigators are now questioning them to determine whether the disruption was part of a pre-planned conspiracy or an isolated act.
