"Tu Hai Kya Cheez..": Convict, lawyer threaten woman judge in court after cheque bounce conviction
New Delhi: A Delhi court witnessed a serious breach of courtroom decorum when a convict and his lawyer threatened and abused Judicial Magistrate Shivangi Mangla following a conviction in a cheque bounce case.
The accused, who was convicted under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, reacted aggressively after the judgment, directing threats toward the judge. According to the court's order dated April 2, the accused said: “Tu hai kya cheez… bahar mil dekhte hai kaise zinda ghar jaati hai...”
(“Who even are you… just meet me outside and let’s see how you make it back home alive.”)
The judge recorded that the accused attempted to hurl an object at her and instructed his lawyer to secure a favourable outcome by any means. Further, she noted that both the convict and his counsel mentally and physically harassed her, demanding her resignation and threatening to file complaints to force her out of office.
Judge Mangla stated she would initiate appropriate action before the National Commission for Women in response to the threats and harassment.
“The undersigned shall be taking appropriate measures against the accused... for such threatening and harassment,” the order read.
Additionally, the court issued a show cause notice to Advocate Atul Kumar, counsel for the accused, asking him to explain his conduct and why criminal contempt proceedings should not be initiated.
“Court notice be issued to counsel for accused Sh. Atul Kumar... to explain as to why he shall not be referred to the Hon’ble High Court for initiating criminal contempt proceedings,” the judge directed.
The lawyer is required to submit his written response on the next date of hearing.
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Nightclub fire: Goa court remands Luthra brothers in police custody for five days
Panaji (PTI): A court in North Goa on Wednesday remanded Gaurav and Saurabh Luthra, co-owners of the ‘Birch by Romeo Lane’ nightclub, in police custody for five days.
The brothers, brought to Goa from Delhi after being deported from Thailand in connection with the December 6 blaze that killed 25, were produced in the court after undergoing health check-ups twice at the District Hospital in North Goa.
Judicial Magistrate First Class Mapusa Puja Sardesai remanded the two brothers in police custody for five days.
Advocate Vishnu Joshi, representing Bhavana Joshi who lost four family members in the tragedy, said that the accused were asking for “special consideration” claiming poor health.
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“We said they should not be given any extra relaxation,” he said, adding that the court has taken cognisance of the fact that this is about the death of “25 people in the form of mass genocide”.
“But since they kept pressing for medical check-up, the court ordered reexamination of their health. It is clear in the medical examination that they don’t require any consideration. The accused sought special considerations in the lock-up like a good mattress, which the court refused,” said Joshi.
A team of the Goa Police, along with the Luthra brothers, arrived at the Manohar International Airport, Mopa, in North Goa at 10.45 am.
The duo was initially taken to a Primary Health Centre at Siolim for medical examination. They were then taken to the District Hospital at Mapusa.
After their health assessment, the two were brought to the court.
The court directed that the accused be sent for fresh medical examination. Accordingly, the two were again taken to the District Hospital.
Later, they were produced before Judge Sardesai, who ordered the five-day police custody of the accused.
After the fire tragedy at Arpora village, the Anjuna police had registered a case against the Luthra brothers on various charges, including culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
The brothers were arrested in Delhi on Tuesday after being deported from Thailand. A court there allowed the Goa Police their two-day transit remand.
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The duo had fled to Phuket in Thailand early on December 7, hours after the fire at their nightclub, prompting the authorities to issue an Interpol Blue Corner Notice and cancel their passports.
They were detained by Thai authorities at Phuket on December 11 following a request from the Indian government, which later coordinated with officials in Thailand to deport them under legal treaties between the two nations.
Five managers and staff members have already been arrested by the Goa Police in connection with the fire.
