A Delhi court has reserved order on a complaint seeking prosecution of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in another defamation case for allegedly addressing Delhi Police personnel in general as ‘thulla.’
Metropolitan Magistrate Arun Kumar Garg reserved the order on whether to summon the Chief Minister in the case on conclusion of recording of pre-summoning evidence by the complainant, a Delhi Police constable, in the case.
The Magistrate fixed May 20 as the date for pronouncement of the order.
“Arguments on summoning heard. Put up for clarifications, if any, order on May 20, 2016,” the Magistrate said in his brief order.
A different court had on May 7 summoned the Chief Minister in another defamation case filed by another constable of the city police.
The complainant in this case alleged that he was insulted by Mr. Kejriwal’s remark in a TV interview where he had referred to the police as ‘thulla’.
The complainant had sought summoning of Mr. Kejriwal under Section 500 (defamation) and 504 (insult intended to provoke breach of peace) of IPC, arguing that the word used by him had demoralised the entire police force.
“Using a derogatory and demeaning term like ‘thulla’ to refer to the police personnel is equivalent to referring to all Delhi Police officials as lethargic and unproductive,” the complaint said.
This word had harmed the reputation of the complainant in the eyes of people in general, including his family, relative and friends, the complainant alleged.
