Rohini Court shootout: Petition filed to enhance security of lower courts in Supreme Court

Following  shocking incident of a shootout in Delhi's Rohini Court, a petition has been filed in Supreme Court of India to enhance security at premises of courts and entire court complex.  petitioner, vocate Vishal Tiwari, in his application to India's apex court, highlighted that "securing person of judges and judicial officers against any threat to life" is important.

Shots were fired inside NCR's Rohini court premises on Friday in an alleged clash between rival gangs, resulting in death of Delhi gangster and history-sheeter Jitender Gogi.  

vocate Vishal Tiwari's five-point plea in court

" Union and all respondents/respective States shall take immediate steps and measures for security of Subordinate Courts in ir regions".

" Hardcore Criminals/Dreed gangsters inste of producing m physically in trial courts, may be produced through video conferencing before trial courts from jails".

" Directions may be issued to respective States for Opening Armed police post in District Court Complexes and also at Taluka level judiciary".
 
"Security and CCTV Cameras shall be installed in  6 District Court complexes of our Country, So that every incident occurs may be caught in its true Scene and occurrence".

"In rural areas and District Courts many litigants come with ir aides in large Numbers in order to pressurize or side. Such unwanted mob or persons shall t be permitted with any litigant in Court premises".

't first incident of such killing'

petitioner also highlighted past cases despite which security checks in subordinate courts were t increased. following are a list of incidents Tiwari mentioned in his petition to Supreme Court:  

• In December 2019 Shanawaz Ansari accused of a double murder was shot de inside a courtroom in western Uttar Presh's Bijr as court proceedings were on.
• In October 2017 two men accused of murdering a Bhartiya Janshakti Party leer in 2008 were shot at and critically injured inside a courtroom in Barwani district of Mhya Presh
• In April 2017 A gangster and his accomplices allegedly thrashed a murder accused when he came to local court for his bail. 
• In January 2017 57-year-old lawyer, Subhash Gupta, was murdered in bro daylight in Hisar town of Haryana on Tuesday afteron when he was on his way home from court complex. 
• In August 2016 A lawyer was today attacked by a litigant, engd in a matrimonial dispute with his wife, with a ble inside Tis Hazari Courts premises.