The Supreme Court has been moved on Wednesday for a probe by a special investigation team into the contents of a sting operation conducted by two television channels exposing the role of three lawyers in the assault of JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar when he was produced in the Patiala House courts complex on February 17.
Advocate Kamini Jaiswal, through her advocate Prashant Bhushan, has filed this writ petition which also seeks initiation of contempt of court proceedings against the three lawyers — Vikram Singh Chouhan, Yashpal Singh and O.P. Sharma.
The petition said the immediate cause of filing this plea is the facts that have come to light about the blatant violation of the rule of law and also contempt on the face of the court committed by certain lawyers, including respondents 3 to 5 in the Patiala House courts premises and complete inaction of the Delhi police which has been exposed by the report of the Supreme Court-appointed six-member panel and the National Human Rights Commission and the sting operation conducted on February 22 by the India Today news channel.
The petition said the three lawyers have been shown saying that they had beaten up Mr Kumar for three hours in the presence of the police personnel. In fact, they are claiming that the police were not only supporting them but also appreciated their act. The three lawyers admitted that the attacks were not spontaneous, but pre-planned and that they will repeat the same acts of violence when Mr Kumar is produced in Patiala House courts again.
One of them was found brazenly saying that he will get a petrol bomb next time and he will not leave Mr Kumar even if he is charged with murder for doing so.
He has also stated on camera that if he is arrested he would like to go to the same jail and visit the accused’s cell and beat him up there itself. In these circumstances, the petition sought a SIT probe into the incidents of attacks on February 15 and 17 and initiation of contempt of court proceedings against the three lawyers.
