The justice of Urmil Joshi-Phalke from the Nagpur bench in Mumbai on Wednesday awarded the bail to nine people arrested in connection with the riots that broke out on March 17, 2025, against the requirements for the removal of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb’s tomb in Chhattarapati Sambhajinagar District.
The court noted that while the accusation was serious – including Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the law on weapons and more state acts – the investigation was completed, the indictment was filed and prolonged imprisonment without the court purpose.
The judge ordered bail requests and ordered that applicants – Mohammad IQBal Ismail Ansari; Mohd. Absar Mohd. Ismail ansari; Mohd. Izhar Mohd. Ismail ansari; Mohd. Ejaz Mohd. Ismail ansari; Mohammad Rahil; Mohammad Yasir; Mohd. Muzammil Ansari; Ashfaque Ullah Khan and Mohd. IFTEKHAR MOHD. Sabir – be released on bail to make a bond in total 1 lakh 1 with one solvent in a similar amount.
The accused were arrested according to sections 45, 49, 50, 61 (2), 74, 76, 79, 109, 115 (2), 117 (2), 117 (4), 118 (1), 118 (2), 121 (1), 121 (2), 125, 126 (2), 189, 189 (2), 189 (3), 189 (2), 189 (2) (2), 189 (2), 189 (2), 189 (2), 189 (2), 189 (2), 189, 189, 189, 189, 189, 189, 189, 189, 189, 189, 189, 189, 189, 189, 189 (2) 189 (5), 189 (9) 195 (2), 196 (1), 197 (1), 223, 296, 324 (2), 324 (3), 324 (4), 324 (5), 326 (2), 326 (2), 326 (2), 326 (2), 326 (2), 324 (2), 324 (5), 324 (5), 324 (5) 324 (5), 324 (5), 324 (5), 324 (5), 324 (5), 324 (5), 324 (5) 351 (3), 352, and 353 (2) of the Bharatiya nyaya Sanhit Read with Section 7 Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act Read with Section 3 of the Maharashtra Prevention of Defacement of Property Act and Under Sections 3, 4, and 5 Read with Section 25
The judge ordered that applicants should not indulge in a similar type of activity and the only registration of a crime of similar nature would lead to the cancellation of the deposit. They should not trigger or promise any of the witnesses associated with the crime concerned and should not manipulate evidence of prosecution. Applicants should participate in the proceedings before the court at any date without looking for any exception, unless there are exceptional circumstances.
“It is a settled law that” deposit is a rule and prison is an exception “. Since the investigation is already completed and the indictment is already filed, no purpose will be provided by maintaining applicants for the bar and the court will have its own time for its final liquidation, ”the judge said.
“Threat for Public Order”
The prosecution strongly opposed bail, while the higher prosecutor DV Chauhan claimed that alleged steps were “a form of terrorism” and represented a threat to public order and security. As evidence of the involvement of the applicants, he quoted CCTV shots, mobile locations and WhatsApp called “Sunni Youth Force”, which was allegedly used to mobilize the crowd.
However, the defense counsel – including the higher defending champion of AV Gupta and others – faced that evidence, including records of call details (CDR) and delayed tests of test identification, did not justify the accused specific roles. They argued that the accused was arrested primarily for suspicion and spent more than three months in custody without court.
The attorney Mohammad Aadil Sheikh, who appeared for one of the accused, claimed that the probe was completed in this case, and therefore the accused should be awarded bail.
According to police reports, stone pelting and arson were reported in several parts of Nagpur 17.
The assistant of the police inspector Jitendra Gadge, who was on duty, said that a large group of nearly 500-600 people from the Muslim community later gathered at the Gandhi gate, increased slogans, and reportedly attacked police stones and gasoline bombs.
Applicants also caused damage to the public and government property. Five representatives of the police commissioners, one of the subscriber assistant and 25 police constables who tried to maintain peace and maintain the situation in the field of law and order, suffered injuries in the alleged incident. CCTV shots publish the involvement of applicants in an alleged incident. Witnesses are published by the involvement of applicants for public provocation in general.
In various places, people began to gather together with weapons and the accused attacked police staff on Bhaldarpura Square with deadly weapons and stones. They used petrol bombs and abused police officers. The crowd also outraged the modestness of the police and the constable of women and abused them in a dirty language. They also caused damage to vehicles, the police certificate said.
Some people burned the portraits of the grave of the Aurangzebu in the statue of Shree CHHATAPATI MAHARAJ, Gandhi Gate, Mahal, Nagpur. The incident was reported by one Fahe Khan by approaching the police station along with 50-60 people. On the basis of the report, the crime was registered according to Section 223 BNSS Reading with sections 37 (1) and (3) (2) and 135 of the Police Act Maharashtra against nine persons.
After the riots, more than 123 people were arrested, including 19 juveniles, Nagpur police.
Published – June 25, 2025 23:12
