Delhi Minister Kapil Mishra moves court against order for further probe against him in 2020 riots case

A Delhi court on Wednesday stayed a magistrate’s order to the police to carry out further investigation against Bharatiya Janata Party leader and state law minister Kapil Mishra for his alleged involvement in the violence that broke out in the city in February 2020, Bar and Bench reported.

Additional Sessions Judge Kaweri Baweja stayed the order till the next date of hearing on April 21.

Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Vaibhav Chaurasiya had on April 1 held that there was enough material to warrant further investigation into whether Mishra committed a cognisable offence in connection with the 2020 violence. The Delhi Police filed a revision petition against the order.

Cognisable offences under Indian law are serious crimes that threaten public safety or order. The police can register a case and make arrests for such crimes without court approval.