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.