Ahmedabad: Giving a clean chit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Guajrat police today filed a closure report in a metropolitan court in Ahemdabad in a case of alleged violation of model code of conduct during the Lok Sabha election.
"We have filed a closure summary report before the metropolitan court number 11 today," said a senior officer of the Detection of Crime Branch (DCB).
The closure summary maintaining that no case was made against Mr Modi was filed in the court of Metropolitan Magistrate MH Patel.
To a question whether Mr Modi has been given a clean chit in the case that was filed on the instructions of the Election Commission (EC), he replied in the affirmative.
An FIR was registered against Mr Modi, who was then the Gujarat Chief Minister, following a directive from the poll panel for allegedly violating provisions of the Representation
of People Act on April 30 this year.
Mr Modi had triggered a controversy when he addressed a press conference immediately after casting his vote at a school in Ranip area of Ahmedabad, where he displayed the BJP's election symbol lotus.
Accusing him of violating the election law, the Congress party had filed a complaint with the EC.
The poll panel's order directing lodging of a complaint/FIR said Mr Modi had violated the provisions of Sections 126 (1)(a) and 126 (l)(b) of Representation of People Act, 1951. The maximum punishment under these provisions of RPA is up to two years imprisonment.
The EC order had said, "The commission is of the view that by holding that meeting and also by addressing the same today when the polling is going on in the entire state of
Gujarat and in different parts of the country, Narendra Modi has violated the provisions of Sections 126 (1)(a) and 126 (l)(b) of RP Act 1951.
"Therefore, the commission directs ... that complaint/ FIR as the case may be, should be filed against Narendra Modi and all others who were involved in the convening and holding
of the said meeting," the EC order had said.
Section 126 (1) (a) of RP Act prohibits holding of public meetings during a period of 48 hours ending with the hour fixed for conclusion of poll.
Mr Modi is also facing a separate case in connection with the incident wherein an Aam Aadmi Party worker has said that
the police had filed an incomplete FIR in the case.
Nishant Verma, in his complaint to the Ahmedabad (rural) court, has demanded that Mr Modi be additionally charged under sections 130 of RPA and IPC sections 114, 171 (c) and (f)
"We have filed a closure summary report before the metropolitan court number 11 today," said a senior officer of the Detection of Crime Branch (DCB).
The closure summary maintaining that no case was made against Mr Modi was filed in the court of Metropolitan Magistrate MH Patel.
An FIR was registered against Mr Modi, who was then the Gujarat Chief Minister, following a directive from the poll panel for allegedly violating provisions of the Representation
of People Act on April 30 this year.
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Accusing him of violating the election law, the Congress party had filed a complaint with the EC.
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The EC order had said, "The commission is of the view that by holding that meeting and also by addressing the same today when the polling is going on in the entire state of
Gujarat and in different parts of the country, Narendra Modi has violated the provisions of Sections 126 (1)(a) and 126 (l)(b) of RP Act 1951.
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of the said meeting," the EC order had said.
Section 126 (1) (a) of RP Act prohibits holding of public meetings during a period of 48 hours ending with the hour fixed for conclusion of poll.
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the police had filed an incomplete FIR in the case.
Nishant Verma, in his complaint to the Ahmedabad (rural) court, has demanded that Mr Modi be additionally charged under sections 130 of RPA and IPC sections 114, 171 (c) and (f)
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