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Noida Student’s CJP Protest Notice Revoked After Police Review
A law student named Akshat Tripathi received a notice after allegedly joining a CJP protest.
The notice asked him to provide a Rs 5 lakh personal bond to help ensure peace.
Police said he encouraged other students to join and spread anti-government messages.
They said this might cause trouble at the university.
Tripathi said he had protested peacefully and denied the accusations.
He also said he was not attending classes because the university had been closed for nearly three months.
He claimed he was injured during police action in Delhi.
Police later cancelled the notice, although reports differ about exactly when it was revoked.
A Supreme Court order had already cancelled most FIRs against CJP protesters from July 20 to 25, except for people with criminal backgrounds.
A Gautam Buddha University student was served a notice seeking a Rs 5 lakh personal bond after alleged participation in a CJP protest.
Police alleged Akshat Tripathi encouraged students to join the protest and circulated misleading, anti-government narratives.
Tripathi denied the allegations, saying he participated peacefully and was not attending classes while the university was closed.
The notice was issued under Sections 126, 130 and 135 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, with a hearing scheduled for September 5.
Police later revoked the notice; reports differ on whether this happened the same day or the following day.
- Who
- Akshat Tripathi, a second-year law student at Gautam Buddha University, was issued the notice by the Greater Noida Executive Magistrate.
- What
- He was asked to show cause why he should not furnish a Rs 5 lakh personal bond and sureties to maintain peace after alleged participation in a CJP protest.
- Where
- The notice concerned Tripathi’s alleged participation in a protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar; he lived in the Ecotech-1 area of Greater Noida.
- When
- The notice was dated September 4; police said it was later revoked, with reports differing on whether revocation occurred the same day or the following day.
- Why
- Police alleged that he encouraged students to join the protest and circulated misleading, anti-government narratives that could threaten public order.
Police and Authorities
Student and Supporters
What happened at the protest
Police and Authorities
Police alleged that Tripathi encouraged university students to join a political-party protest and circulated misleading, anti-government narratives.
Student and Supporters
Tripathi denied the allegations and said he participated peacefully; the Students’ Federation of India called the action repressive.
Public-order concerns
Police and Authorities
Police said Tripathi’s activities created a tense campus atmosphere and could lead to altercations or a breach of public order.
Student and Supporters
Tripathi and CJP co-convenor Saurav Das argued that the student should not be targeted for participating in the protest, citing the Supreme Court’s September 1 order.
Status of the notice
Police and Authorities
Authorities initially sought a Rs 5 lakh bond and sureties to ensure peace, but police later revoked the notice after investigating the claims.
Student and Supporters
Supporters criticised the issuance of the notice and said the Supreme Court ruling protected participants from legal action related to the CJP protests.
Key facts
- Student
- Akshat Tripathi, a 20-year-old second-year law student at Gautam Buddha University
- Bond sought
- Rs 5 lakh personal bond, with two sureties of an equal amount
- Legal provisions
- Sections 126, 130 and 135 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita
- Notice date
- September 4
- Scheduled hearing
- September 5
- Police action
- The notice was later revoked after the matter came to police attention
- Supreme Court ruling
- On September 1, the Court quashed FIRs against CJP protest participants from July 20 to 25, except those with criminal antecedents
Quotes
Saurav Das
Co-convenor of the CJP who commented on the notice on X
“Has the DM Gautam Buddh Nagar (Medha Roopam) not read the historic September 1 order of the Supreme Court? All protesters have a permanent blanket immunity from any legal action for their participation in CJP protests. Akshay Tripathi need not execute bail bond of 5 lakh rupees.”
m.rediff.com
“We have asked the Union Government to immediately act accordingly and send a copy of the judgment to the learned DM. We will not allow any student to be targeted.”
m.rediff.com
Sources
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