Delhi police special cell files charge sheet in NewsClick case

The special cell has named NewsClick’s founder Prabir Purkayastha, and the company – PPK NewsClick Studio Pvt. Ltd., as accused in the approximately 8000-page charge sheet.

Special public prosecutors (SPP) Akhand Pratap Singh and Suraj Rathi sought that cognisance on the charge sheet may be deferred since sanctions under section 45 of the UAPA and section 196 (for prosecution for offence against state and for criminal conspiracy to commit such offence) of Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) are awaited.

Singh said that sanctions would be filed in the form of a supplementary charge sheet. Additional sessions judge (ASJ) Hardeep Kaur listed the matter on April 16 for hearing arguments on taking cognisance of the charge sheet.