And this bail is followed by an IOU of Rs 50,000. For the law, it was an illegal event organised in the public place which gathered a large crowd of more than 250 people.
Their lawyers, Rama Valayden and Sanjeev Teeluckdharry have not been able to do anything about it so far but have filed a motion to strike out the charge against them, which will be discussed on April 19.
They appeared in court on Monday afternoon. Aged 19 and 41, they were provisionally charged with ‘Carrying out an Activity in Breach of Quarantine Act’. A heavy charge and sentence for a dance battle. They were granted parole on bail of Rs 6000 each and an IOU of Rs 50,000 each. These young people from Batterie-Cassée, Cité-Briqueterie and Roche-Bois cannot believe what happened to them. They maintain that it was only for fun and not with the intention of going against the law. As for the crowd that swelled up, they had no control over it.
Dr Jagutpal’s case brought to the forefront
Rama Valayden, a lawyer, cannot remain silent in the face of this judgment against these young people. He cries out against this discrimination and keeps his question alive, “Why didn’t the police intervene in the case of Minister Jagutpal who attended a party where he and the other participants flouted all health rules?” He promised to lodge a Private Prosecution against the Health Minister.
For Sport’s sake!
On the subject of street dancing, Mr Valayden considers that it is first and foremost a sport practised in the open air like any other. “It is contrary to all Common Sense. This type of dance is very popular all over the world and is like any other sport. I remember the famous Lord Denning judgement on a famous case ‘Of cricket balls and Vellux Windows’ where young people playing cricket had broken windows and were brought to court. In his judgment he pointed out that a few broken windows were not serious as long as the children were involved in the sport,” he concluded.
