IMPHAL, Mar 29: Anti Armed Forces Special Powers Act 1958 crusader Irom Chanu Sharmila was today, produced before the court of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Patiala House Court complex, New Delhi.
However, there was no proceeding in the court, as the senior advocate who is representing Sharmila failed to turn up and instead his junior appeared today, sources said.
It is also learnt that, the court has ordered Sharmila’s appearance before the court tomorrow noon.
Sharmila’s court appearance today is in connection with a case registered against her by Parliament Street Police Station under FIR No 222/06 u/s 309 IPC for staging a hunger strike protest at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi in October 2016 demanding repeal of AFSPA.