New Delhi: A Delhi court on Monday issued a notice to the director of Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) to appear personally over non-filing of a report pertaining to a CD in a defacement case against former CM Arvind Kejriwal.Earlier, on May 23, the court directed him to examine a CD in a case of public property defacement and asked him to file the report.An FIR has already been registered in this case against former CM Arvind Kejriwal, ex-MLA Gulab Singh, and MCD councillor Nitika Sharma under Section 3 of the Delhi Prevention of Defacement of Property Act, 2007, which deals with penalties for defacing public property. The section mandates a maximum punishment of one year in prison and a fine of up to Rs 50,000.Additional chief judicial magistrate (ACJM) Neha Mittal issued a notice to the director of FSL to appear in person on June 28. “In view thereof, issue notice to director, FSL to appear in person for June 28,” ACJM ordered on June 9.While issuing notice, the court noted that the notice issued to the director, FSL, had been received back duly served. However, no report has been received from the director, FSL.The case stems from an application filed by Kumar Saxena, who alleged that Kejriwal, along with other political figures, misused public funds to display hoardings at various locations in Dwarka in 2019. On March 11, ACJM Mittal, observing that “prima facie” a cognisable offence was committed, directed the SHO concerned to register an FIR immediately under Section 3 of the Delhi Prevention of Defacement of Property Act, 2007, and for any other offence that appeared to have been committed.New Delhi: A Delhi court on Monday issued a notice to the director of Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) to appear personally over non-filing of a report pertaining to a CD in a defacement case against former CM Arvind Kejriwal.Earlier, on May 23, the court directed him to examine a CD in a case of public property defacement and asked him to file the report.An FIR has already been registered in this case against former CM Arvind Kejriwal, ex-MLA Gulab Singh, and MCD councillor Nitika Sharma under Section 3 of the Delhi Prevention of Defacement of Property Act, 2007, which deals with penalties for defacing public property. The section mandates a maximum punishment of one year in prison and a fine of up to Rs 50,000.Additional chief judicial magistrate (ACJM) Neha Mittal issued a notice to the director of FSL to appear in person on June 28. “In view thereof, issue notice to director, FSL to appear in person for June 28,” ACJM ordered on June 9.While issuing notice, the court noted that the notice issued to the director, FSL, had been received back duly served. However, no report has been received from the director, FSL.The case stems from an application filed by Kumar Saxena, who alleged that Kejriwal, along with other political figures, misused public funds to display hoardings at various locations in Dwarka in 2019. On March 11, ACJM Mittal, observing that “prima facie” a cognisable offence was committed, directed the SHO concerned to register an FIR immediately under Section 3 of the Delhi Prevention of Defacement of Property Act, 2007, and for any other offence that appeared to have been committed.
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