Sunanda Pushkar: Delhi HC issues notice in Shashi Tharoor's plea against order refusing to bring Pushkar's tweets on record

The Delhi High Court today issued notice in Shashi Tharoor's appeal against the dismissal of his application seeking to bring on record the tweets posted by Sunanda Pushkar before her death..Noitce to Delhi Police was issued by a single Judge Bench of Justice Manoj Singh Ohri and time has been granted to file a response..The application which was filed under Section 91 CrPC was dismissed by Special MP/MLA Court presided by Judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar on January 30..In August last year, the Delhi Police had pressed for framing of charges under Sections 498A and 306 or alternatively under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code against Tharoor..Sunanda Pushkar: Delhi Police presses for framing of charges against Shashi Tharoor under Sections 498A, 306 or 302 IPC.In his application before the Trial Court, it was Tharoor's case that Pushkar's Twitter timeline ought to be brought on record and made part of the case material in order to ascertain her state of mind before her death as it would have a "crucial bearing" on the issue of his discharge or framing of charge..The application asserted that the tweets indicated that Pushkar was not having any “suicidal ideations”, and was rather she was in a positive frame of mind with respect to her relationship with Tharoor..The Trial Court had dismissied the application on the ground that contentions with respect to Pushkar’s Twitter Account and her mental condition were “a matter of evaluation of the evidence” and the same could not be undertaken so meticulously at the stage of charge..Delhi Court dismisses Shashi Tharoor’s plea to bring tweets by Sunanda Pushkar on record.Shashi Tharoor moves Court to preserve Sunanda Pushkar's Twitter account, IO to file a reply.The Trial Court has nonetheless clarified that the tweets could be placed before it at an appropriate stage..Tharoor was represented by Senior Advocate Vikas Pahwa and Advocate Gaurav Gupta..The matter would be heard next by the High Court on March 18.