Overview
- Justices Vivek Chaudhary and Manoj Jain noted that neither accused persons nor riot victims have challenged charge sheets, while third parties are asking for reinvestigation.
- The court asked petitioners to show admissible material and explain why they did not approach magistrates over the past six years before seeking an SIT or a court‑monitored probe.
- Petitions led by groups including Jamiat Ulama‑i‑Hind seek FIRs against political figures such as Anurag Thakur, Kapil Mishra and Parvesh Verma for alleged hate speeches linked to the 2020 violence.
- The bench highlighted that a similar issue is pending before the Supreme Court and indicated restraint to avoid duplicative proceedings.
- The matter is listed for December 15 when Delhi Police is expected to argue; the force says it set up three SITs and registered 757 FIRs in the cases.