<p>A special court for lawmakers here has allowed the Uttar Pradesh government to withdraw a hate speech and assault case against Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya and four of his supporters lodged in Kaushambi district in 2011.</p>.<p>Special Judge Bal Mukund allowed the state government’s application to withdraw a case.</p>.<p>Following the court order, the case was dropped against four other accused Vibhuti Narayan Singh, Jai Chandra Mishra, Yashpal Kesari, Prem Chand Chaudhari, who all were on bail.</p>.<p>The case against Maurya was lodged at Kotwali police station in Kaushambi allegedly for allegedly giving a provocative speech during an agitation, while his supporters were booked on charges of assaulting a youth and making derogatory remarks against him.</p>.<p>The state government, however, decided to withdraw the case in 2018 and filed an application in the special court for lawmakers.</p>.<p>According to government’s counsel, during a protest against the then government’s actions and policies in September 2011, the accused had allegedly made derogatory remarks against the youth while he was passing through the area.</p>.<p>As the youth raised objections, the accused allegedly manhandled him. The matter was resolved when a police team arrived and rescued the victim.</p>.<p>The FIR was lodged against five people under various sections of IPC.</p>.<p>One of the accused, Devendra Singh Chauhan, died in 2015.</p>
<p>A special court for lawmakers here has allowed the Uttar Pradesh government to withdraw a hate speech and assault case against Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya and four of his supporters lodged in Kaushambi district in 2011.</p>.<p>Special Judge Bal Mukund allowed the state government’s application to withdraw a case.</p>.<p>Following the court order, the case was dropped against four other accused Vibhuti Narayan Singh, Jai Chandra Mishra, Yashpal Kesari, Prem Chand Chaudhari, who all were on bail.</p>.<p>The case against Maurya was lodged at Kotwali police station in Kaushambi allegedly for allegedly giving a provocative speech during an agitation, while his supporters were booked on charges of assaulting a youth and making derogatory remarks against him.</p>.<p>The state government, however, decided to withdraw the case in 2018 and filed an application in the special court for lawmakers.</p>.<p>According to government’s counsel, during a protest against the then government’s actions and policies in September 2011, the accused had allegedly made derogatory remarks against the youth while he was passing through the area.</p>.<p>As the youth raised objections, the accused allegedly manhandled him. The matter was resolved when a police team arrived and rescued the victim.</p>.<p>The FIR was lodged against five people under various sections of IPC.</p>.<p>One of the accused, Devendra Singh Chauhan, died in 2015.</p>