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Court Grants Bail to Six Congress Members in CEC Gyanesh Kumar House Defacement Case
- •An Agra court granted bail to six Congress workers accused of defacing CEC Gyanesh Kumar's residence during a protest, expressing displeasure at the police's handling of the case.
- •Police initially invoked Section 109(2) (attempt to murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which was later dropped as police could not support it in court.
- •Chief Judicial Magistrate Sharib Ali granted bail after police failed to establish a case under Section 109(1) of the BNS.
- •The six accused—Mukesh Dhangar, Anil Yadav, Rajesh Kumar, Manoj Gaur, Rajesh Gautam, and Pankaj Chaudhary—furnished surety bonds of Rs 20,000 each.
- •The incident occurred on September 28 when Congress workers allegedly wrote slogans with black paint on the gate and wall of Kumar's residence as part of a nationwide agitation against him.
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An Agra court granted bail to six Congress members after police failed to support or make out a case under Section 109(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, which relates to an attempt to murder. The accused had been arrested following a protest where slogans were painted on the gate of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's residence.
The police dropped Section 109(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita concerning an attempt to murder because they could not substantiate the action before the court. The court also ordered the removal of Section 109(1) after the prosecution failed to provide supporting evidence or justify its application.
Congress workers staged protests and defaced the gate of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's residence as part of a nationwide agitation over allegations of vote irregularities and a "vote chori" charge. The broader controversy followed media reports that two other election commissioners had repeatedly objected to decisions made by the poll panel.
