Delhi High Court Acquits Tablighi Jamaat Members of Housing Foreign Participants During COVID-19 Pandemic
• 70 Tablighi Jamaat members acquitted for housing foreign participants during COVID-19 pandemic.
• The jod, planned before WHO declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, ended on March 15.
• Media accused Tablighi Jamaat volunteers of spreading the disease.
• Court noted imposition of Section 144 banning large gatherings was not announced or properly published.
• Charges dismissed due to lack of evidence of congregation post Notification under Section 144 Criminal Penal Code.