On Friday, a Delhi Court directed Jail Superintendent of an Uttar Pradesh prison to produce AAP MLA Somnath Bharti before it on Jan 18.

The Court was hearing a matter related to an alleged assault case of security staff at All India Institute of Medical Sciences here in 2016.

Bharti is currently lodged in a UP jail in Sultanpur district. He was arrested in the state under section 505 (Statements conducing to public mischief) & 153 (wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot) of the Indian Penal Code for his alleged objectionable remarks.

Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Ravindra Kumar Pandey issued production warrant against Bharti on January 14 after the accused''s advocate, Mohd Irshad, moved an exemption application on his behalf in the matter informing that he is currently lodged in judicial custody in a UP jail.

Bharti was earlier granted bail in the present case by a Delhi court.

The court observed that the present matter was at the stage of judgment & Bharti''s presence was required before the judge.

"The production warrant be sent & served by DCP concerned to the Jail Superintendent concerned where accused is currently running in the custody through special messenger considering the fact that next date of hearing is January 18, 2021 at 2.15 pm & matter is at the stage of consideration/ judgement.

The Judge said that “Jail Superintendent concerned is directed to produce the accused Somnath Bharti without any fail on next date of hearing".

The case was registered against Bharti & other accused under sections of rioting, damaging public property & obstructing a public servant from discharging his duty.

The Case was registered on the complaint of chief security officer of AIIMS on Sept 9, 2016.

According to the complainant, Bharti & others tried to encroach on government land & disrupt peace in the hospital.

The complainant said the MLA & about 300 of his supporters beat up security personnel who had asked them to leave the hospital premises. 

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