Summary:
Former AAP members Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav and others were also granted the relief. "There does not exist sufficient evidence to take cognizance of the offence as alleged as well as sufficient grounds to proceed against the accused persons. Proceeding with this trial will be a futile exercise as the charge sheet lacks even the prima facie evidence to proceed further," the court said. On September 7 last year, the Delhi police had filed a charge sheet against the accused persons, seeking their prosecution for various offences. The charges also included section 353 (assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty), 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant), 332 (voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty), and other sections of the IPC..