Delhi High Court dismisses PIL seeking probe into lathi charge during CJP protests

The Delhi High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a probe into the lathi charge used during the protests led by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) in July. The court rejected the petition filed by Nitin Naresh, a Delhi resident, who claimed that there were contradictory reports regarding the use of baton/lathi charge and the detention of protesters.

The court stated that there was no public interest involved in the matter and dismissed Naresh's PIL. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court had constituted a High-Powered Enquiry Committee (HPEC) on August 18 to examine the allegations of police excesses during the student protest at Jantar Mantar, including the use of pellet guns, targeted violence, harassment of female protestors, and alleged excessive violence and destruction of property.

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