Archive · 23 Jan 2026
Court rejects transfer plea in 2015 lynching case
A court in Gautam Buddha Nagar recently decided not to move a trial to another court.
This trial is about a case from 2015 where a man named Mohammad Akhlaq was attacked.
The six people accused in this case asked to have their trial moved because they felt they weren't being treated fairly.
However, the court said no, explaining that trials can't be moved just because someone feels uncomfortable or thinks they won't get a fair trial.
The court made this decision based on previous rulings by higher courts.
A sessions court in Gautam Buddha Nagar rejected a plea by six accused in the 2015 Mohammad Akhlaq lynching case to transfer their trial.
The court cited judicial precedents stating trials cannot be transferred for convenience or based on apprehensions.
The accused claimed they were not being given a fair opportunity to present their defense.
The trial is being conducted in a designated fast-track court.
The court emphasized that trials cannot be moved merely on the basis of suspicions of unfair treatment.
- Who
- Six accused in the Mohammad Akhlaq lynching case
- What
- Application for transfer of trial rejected
- When
- Thursday
- Where
- Sessions court, Gautam Buddha Nagar
- Why
- Court ruled trials cannot be transferred for convenience or based on apprehensions
- Case
- Mohammad Akhlaq lynching case
- Year
- 2015
- Accused
- 6
- Court
- Sessions court, Gautam Buddha Nagar
- Date of Rejection
- Thursday
