A Delhi Court docket on Monday dominated on the 2012 Geetika Sharma suicide case, acquitting the accused HLP (Haryana Lokhit Celebration) president Gopal Kanda. Whereas an in depth copy of the courtroom order remains to be not out but, the Extra Periods Decide Vikas Dhull additionally acquitted Aruna Chadha, the second individual accused within the suicide case of the air hostess.
Timeline of the case
Geetika Sharma was an air hostess working beneath Gopal Kanda’s MLDR Airways. She was later promoted to the place of director in one of many places of work of Mr. Kanda. On fifth August 2012, she was discovered useless at her residence in Ashok Vihar, northwest Delhi. Sharma left a suicide notice behind which declared that she was taking her life due to the ‘harassment’ she confronted by the hands of Kanda and his aide Aruna Chadha.
After the incident, a case was registered towards Mr Gopal Kanda beneath varied sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the IT Act in Bharat Nagar police station. Six months after Geetika’s dying, her mom additionally dedicated suicide.
Whereas the case proceeded, Kanda needed to resign from his submit because the Minister of State for House in Haryana in the course of the rule of the congress authorities (led by Bhupinder Singh Hooda).
Kanda was going through a number of prices beneath completely different sections of the IPC (Indian Penal Code) together with Abetment of Suicide (part 306), Felony Intimidation (part 506), Destruction of Proof (part 201), Felony Conspiracy (part 120B), and Forgery (part 466).
Moreover, he was additionally going through prices of rape and unnatural intercourse (sections 376 and 377 respectively), as framed by the trial courtroom. The Delhi Excessive Court docket later revoked these prices.
CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS (2012)
August 5
Geetika Sharma’s physique was found hanging at her residence. On the identical day, a suicide notice was recovered from Geetika’s home, pointing to Kanda because the one answerable for her dying. Following this revelation, a case was filed towards Kanda by the police. Subsequently, he stepped down from his place because the minister of state for the house.
August 7
Kanda was summoned by the police for questioning. Throughout the interrogation, he refuted all of the allegations levied towards him.
August 8
On at the present time, the police arrested Aruna Chadha, the MDLR supervisor and a co-accused within the case. On the identical time, the police declared Kanda as absconding, as he was not current at his identified places. Kanda, looking for authorized safety, utilized for anticipatory bail.
August 9
In a bid to hint Kanda, a lookout discover was issued, and his residence was subjected to a radical search.
August 17
The courtroom rejected Kanda’s plea for bail, intensifying the authorized proceedings towards him.
August 18
Lastly, Kanda surrendered himself on the Ashok Vihar police station in Delhi, in reference to the case.
Kanda acquitted attributable to a scarcity of ample proof
The decide said that the prosecution didn’t show the fees towards Kanda and Chadha ‘past all affordable doubt. The courtroom requested each accused to pay Rs 1 lakh in private bond and in addition demanded them to remain current in case the police determined to go towards their acquittal.
After the judgement, Kanda gave an announcement to the media saying that all the case was ‘made up’ and requested individuals to learn the courtroom order to grasp the case completely.
