Delhi HC dismisses plea challenging Rs 2,000 note exchange without id

From granting bail to real estate developer in money laundering case, to issuing a notice to separatist leader Yasin Malik, here are important cases heard in the Delhi High Court today

The Delhi High Court, on Monday, heard some important cases during which the court dismissed a petition challenging the notifications enabling the exchange of Rs 2,000 denomination currency notes without any requisition slip and ID proof, saying it has been done to avoid inconvenience to citizens, and the court cannot sit as an appellate authority on a policy decision.

Some of the other important cases that were heard today are:

- HC issued a notice to separatist leader Yasin Malik, who is presently serving a life term, on a plea by the National Investigation Agency seeking the death penalty for him in a terror funding case.

- The Delhi High Court granted bail to Indore-based real estate developer Vijay Agrawal in a money laundering case involving alleged hawala dealer Naresh Jain and said when an individual's liberty is concerned, it cannot proceed merely on the basis of assumptions and presumptions.

- HC modified the sentence of life imprisonment awarded to a man for raping a woman, inserting sticks in her private parts, before strangling her, to 20 years in jail without remission.

- The high court upheld five years imprisonment awarded to a man for sexually assaulting a seven-year-old boy in his house, noting the statement of the child victim was of "sterling quality" and his testimony inspired confidence.