2018 Tweet Case: High Court Seeks Delhi Police's Response On Mohammed Zubair's Plea For Return Of Devices Allegedly Seized Beyond Scope Of FIR
2 years, 7 months ago

2018 Tweet Case: High Court Seeks Delhi Police's Response On Mohammed Zubair's Plea For Return Of Devices Allegedly Seized Beyond Scope Of FIR

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the response of city police in a plea moved by Alt News Co Founder Mohammed Zubair, in connection with 2018 tweet case, seeking that any device or document seized by the Delhi Police, being beyond the allegation in FIR, be forthwith restored to him. Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav granted four weeks time to the Delhi Police to respond to the plea. Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav granted four weeks time to the Delhi Police to respond to the plea and also granted liberty to Zubair for filing rejoinder and additional documents in response. In a connected development, the Supreme Court recently granted bail to Zubair in all the 6 FIRs registered by the Uttar Pradesh police in different districts over his tweets and clubbed those cases with the Delhi FIR.

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2018 Tweet Case: Delhi High Court Closes Mohammed Zubair's Plea To Return Devices Allegedly Seized Beyond Scope Of FIR
2 months, 1 week ago

2018 Tweet Case: Delhi High Court Closes Mohammed Zubair's Plea To Return Devices Allegedly Seized Beyond Scope Of FIR

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Monday disposed of a petition moved by Alt News Co Founder Mohammed Zubair, in connection with 2018 tweet case, seeking that any device or document seized by the Delhi Police, being beyond the allegation in FIR, be restored to him. While Advocate Soutik Banerjee appearing for Zubair requested for an adjournment, Delhi Police's counsel said …

Allahabad High Court Extends Stay On Arrest Of Mohammed Zubair Till January 16 In Yati Narsinghanand 'X' Post Case
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Allahabad High Court Extends Stay On Arrest Of Mohammed Zubair Till January 16 In Yati Narsinghanand 'X' Post Case

Live Law  

Today, the Allahabad High Court extended the stay on the arrest of Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair until January 16. For the uninitiated, Zubair is facing an FIR lodged by the Ghaziabad Police in October 2024, accusing him of promoting enmity among religious groups following a complaint by an associate of controversial priest Yati Narsinghanand. During the previous hearing, which …

Allahabad high court stays arrest of Mohd Zubair
3 months ago

Allahabad high court stays arrest of Mohd Zubair

Hindustan Times  

PRAYAGRAJ The Allahabad high court on Friday stayed the arrest of Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair till January 6, in connection with an FIR accusing him of promoting enmity among religious groups following a complaint by an associate of priest Yati Narsinghanand. The bench comprising Justice Siddhartha Varma and Justice Nalin Kumar Srivastava also restrained Zubair from leaving the country …

Allahabad high court stays arrest of Mohd Zubair
3 months ago

Allahabad high court stays arrest of Mohd Zubair

Hindustan Times  

PRAYAGRAJ The Allahabad high court on Friday stayed the arrest of Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair till January 6, in connection with an FIR accusing him of promoting enmity among religious groups following a complaint by an associate of priest Yati Narsinghanand. The bench comprising Justice Siddhartha Varma and Justice Nalin Kumar Srivastava also restrained Zubair from leaving the country …

Allahabad High Court stays arrest of Mohammed Zubair, accused of inciting violence
3 months ago

Allahabad High Court stays arrest of Mohammed Zubair, accused of inciting violence

Op India  

On Friday, the Allahabad High Court stayed the arrest of Alt New co-founder Mohammed Zubair, accused of creating social disharmony through a social media post. So whatever you have argued, we will pass orders protecting him till the 2nd January only.… — Live Law December 20, 2024 The Allahabad High Court has further asked the Uttar Pradesh government to file …

Allahabad High Court criticises Mohammed Zubair for posting on X and not taking legal remedies in Yati Narsinghanand case
3 months ago

Allahabad High Court criticises Mohammed Zubair for posting on X and not taking legal remedies in Yati Narsinghanand case

Op India  

On 18th December, the Allahabad High Court questioned Alt-News co-founder and propagandist Mohammed Zubair about his intent behind the social media posts he made regarding the alleged speech by Yati Narsinghanand. ‘Creating unrest instead of filing an FIR’ A division bench comprising Justice Siddhartha Varma and Justice Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra observed that Zubair’s actions appeared to foster social disharmony. …

Allahabad HC bench recuses from hearing Zubair’s plea against FIR
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Allahabad HC bench recuses from hearing Zubair’s plea against FIR

Hindustan Times  

PRAYAGRAJ A bench of justices Mahesh Chandra Tripathi and Prashant Kumar of the Allahabad high court on Tuesday recused from hearing a plea moved by Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair seeking protection from arrest in a case filed by supporters of Yati Narsinghanand, the priest of Ghaziabad’s Dasna Devi Temple. In his plea before the HC, Zubair had said that …

'No criminality': Delhi Police gives clean chit to POCSO complainant who called Alt News co-founder Md Zubair a 'jihadi'
10 months, 3 weeks ago

'No criminality': Delhi Police gives clean chit to POCSO complainant who called Alt News co-founder Md Zubair a 'jihadi'

Op India  

The Delhi Police has informed the Delhi High Court that no case has been filed against the person who called Alt News co-founder and ‘fact-checker’ Mohammed Zubair a “Jihadi” in a tweet in 2020. The Delhi Police has stated that nothing incriminating has emerged for further action against Singh, who commented “Once a jihad is always jihadi” on Zubair’s tweet …

What Action Has Been Taken Against Man Who Allegedly Made Hate Speech Against Mohd. Zubair? High Court Pulls Up Delhi Police
1 year, 9 months ago

What Action Has Been Taken Against Man Who Allegedly Made Hate Speech Against Mohd. Zubair? High Court Pulls Up Delhi Police

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Friday pulled up the Delhi Police over no action taken against the man who allegedly made hate speech and posted offensive tweets against Mohammed Zubair in August 2020. As the Delhi Police informed court that it is conscious of the directions of the Supreme Court on the action to be taken in hate speech cases, …

What Action Has Been Taken Against Man Who Posted Offensive Tweets Against Mohd Zubair? High Court Asks Delhi Police In POCSO Case
2 years ago

What Action Has Been Taken Against Man Who Posted Offensive Tweets Against Mohd Zubair? High Court Asks Delhi Police In POCSO Case

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the Delhi Police what action has been taken against the man who posted offensive tweets against Alt News Co-founder Mohammed Zubair in August 2020 after which an FIR was registered under POCSO Act against the fact-checker.“My question is you found nothing against this man and did not put his name in chargesheet. The …

No Criminality Found in Zubair's Tweet: Delhi Police to High Court in POCSO Case
2 years, 2 months ago

No Criminality Found in Zubair's Tweet: Delhi Police to High Court in POCSO Case

The Quint  

The Delhi Police on Thursday, 5 January told the Delhi High Court that they found “no criminality in so far as Zubair is concerned” amid a hearing of the case related to a 2020 tweet posted by Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair. What is the case: Zubair was booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act by the …

Retweeting photo of minor contributes to identity disclosure, was exposed to sexual harassment: NCPCR opposes plea of Alt News’ Zubair for quashing POCSO FIR
2 years, 5 months ago

Retweeting photo of minor contributes to identity disclosure, was exposed to sexual harassment: NCPCR opposes plea of Alt News’ Zubair for quashing POCSO FIR

Op India  

On October 10, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights opposed Alt News’ co-founder Mohammed Zubair’s plea to quash FIR against him in the POCSO case in Delhi High Court. BREAKING: Mohammed Zubair neither deleted tweet about minor girl, nor informed the concerned authorities about users indulging in sexual harassment of minor girl, @NCPCR_ tells Delhi High Court opposing …

Delhi police opposes pleas by Mohammed Zubair for return of seized devices
2 years, 6 months ago

Delhi police opposes pleas by Mohammed Zubair for return of seized devices

Op India  

On Friday, the Delhi police opposed the petition of AltNews co-founder Mohammed Zubair wherein he sought the return of devices and documents seized by the cops during the investigation of the case against him. #BreakingNews | Mohammed Zubair’s devices still under forensic examination: Delhi Police tells High Court @anany_b brings in the legal know-how | @akankshaswarups pic.twitter.com/gjAGO0Rqvr — News18 September …

SC clubs, shifts all FIRs against Nupur Sharma to Delhi police
2 years, 7 months ago

SC clubs, shifts all FIRs against Nupur Sharma to Delhi police

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday clubbed and transferred to Delhi Police at least 10 first information reports lodged across the country against suspended Bharatiya Janata Party leader Nupur Sharma for her controversial comments on Prophet Mohammed during a TV debate on May 26, while turning down the West Bengal government’s plea to instead set up a multi-state investigating unit, and …

Delhi High Court grants police time to respond to Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair's plea in objectionable tweet case
2 years, 7 months ago

Delhi High Court grants police time to respond to Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair's plea in objectionable tweet case

Firstpost  

Lawyer Vrinda Grover, appearing for the petitioner, informed the high court that the trial court had granted bail to him earlier this month but urged the bench to grant him relief as sought in the petition New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted time to Delhi Police to respond to Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair’s plea against his …

India’s top court orders release of jailed Muslim journalist
2 years, 8 months ago

India’s top court orders release of jailed Muslim journalist

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — India’s top court Wednesday granted bail to a Muslim journalist and ordered his release from jail, more than three weeks after he was detained for allegedly hurting religious sentiments through his tweets. Zubair’s arrest came after he highlighted comments made by the now-suspended spokesperson of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party about Islam’s Prophet Muhammad in June that …

Supreme Court grants interim bail to Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair
2 years, 8 months ago

Supreme Court grants interim bail to Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the forthwith release of Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair on interim bail in First Information Reports registered against him by the Uttar Pradesh Police accusing him of hurting religious feelings on Twitter. Justice Chandrachud, speaking for the court in the order, observed there was “absolutely no reason or justification” for the Uttar Pradesh Police …

Supreme Court Orders Release Of Mohammed Zubair Forthwith On Interim Bail In All UP Police FIRs; Transfers UP FIRs To Delhi Police
2 years, 8 months ago

Supreme Court Orders Release Of Mohammed Zubair Forthwith On Interim Bail In All UP Police FIRs; Transfers UP FIRs To Delhi Police

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the release of fact-checker Mohammed Zubair, co-founder of AltNews, on interim bail in all UP Police FIRs. The bench was of the view that there is "no justification" to keep Zubair in continued custody any further and subject him to diverse proceedings when the gravamen of allegations arises from the Tweets which forms part …

Mohammed Zubair's Plea against UP Police FIRs-Supreme Court Hearing-LIVE UPDATES
2 years, 8 months ago

Mohammed Zubair's Plea against UP Police FIRs-Supreme Court Hearing-LIVE UPDATES

Live Law  

Supreme Court Bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud will hear a petition filed by Alt News Journalist Mohammed Zubair seeking to quash the FIRs registered against him by the UP Police. On July 18, Top Court had directed the Uttar Pradesh Police to not take any precipitative action against fact checker Mohammed Zubair in connection with the 5 FIRs registered …

Mohammed Zubair's Plea against UP Police FIRs-Supreme Court Hearing-LIVE UPDATES
2 years, 8 months ago

Mohammed Zubair's Plea against UP Police FIRs-Supreme Court Hearing-LIVE UPDATES

Live Law  

Supreme Court Bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud will hear a petition filed by Alt News Journalist Mohammed Zubair seeking to quash the FIRs registered against him by the UP Police. On July 18, Top Court had directed the Uttar Pradesh Police to not take any precipitative action against fact checker Mohammed Zubair in connection with the 5 FIRs registered …

Mohammed Zubair's Plea against UP Police FIRs-Supreme Court Hearing-LIVE UPDATES
2 years, 8 months ago

Mohammed Zubair's Plea against UP Police FIRs-Supreme Court Hearing-LIVE UPDATES

Live Law  

Supreme Court Bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud will hear a petition filed by Alt News Journalist Mohammed Zubair seeking to quash the FIRs registered against him by the UP Police. On July 18, Top Court had directed the Uttar Pradesh Police to not take any precipitative action against fact checker Mohammed Zubair in connection with the 5 FIRs registered …

Mohammed Zubair's Plea against UP Police FIRs-Supreme Court Hearing-LIVE UPDATES
2 years, 8 months ago

Mohammed Zubair's Plea against UP Police FIRs-Supreme Court Hearing-LIVE UPDATES

Live Law  

Supreme Court Bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud will hear a petition filed by Alt News Journalist Mohammed Zubair seeking to quash the FIRs registered against him by the UP Police. On July 18, Top Court had directed the Uttar Pradesh Police to not take any precipitative action against fact checker Mohammed Zubair in connection with the 5 FIRs registered …

Mohammed Zubair's Plea against UP Police FIRs-Supreme Court Hearing-LIVE UPDATES
2 years, 8 months ago

Mohammed Zubair's Plea against UP Police FIRs-Supreme Court Hearing-LIVE UPDATES

Live Law  

Supreme Court Bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud will hear a petition filed by Alt News Journalist Mohammed Zubair seeking to quash the FIRs registered against him by the UP Police. On July 18, Top Court had directed the Uttar Pradesh Police to not take any precipitative action against fact checker Mohammed Zubair in connection with the 5 FIRs registered …

Mohammed Zubair's Plea against UP Police FIRs-Supreme Court Hearing-LIVE UPDATES
2 years, 8 months ago

Mohammed Zubair's Plea against UP Police FIRs-Supreme Court Hearing-LIVE UPDATES

Live Law  

Supreme Court Bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud will hear a petition filed by Alt News Journalist Mohammed Zubair seeking to quash the FIRs registered against him by the UP Police. On July 18, Top Court had directed the Uttar Pradesh Police to not take any precipitative action against fact checker Mohammed Zubair in connection with the 5 FIRs registered …

Mohammed Zubair's Plea against UP Police FIRs-Supreme Court Hearing-LIVE UPDATES
2 years, 8 months ago

Mohammed Zubair's Plea against UP Police FIRs-Supreme Court Hearing-LIVE UPDATES

Live Law  

Supreme Court Bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud will hear a petition filed by Alt News Journalist Mohammed Zubair seeking to quash the FIRs registered against him by the UP Police. On July 18, Top Court had directed the Uttar Pradesh Police to not take any precipitative action against fact checker Mohammed Zubair in connection with the 5 FIRs registered …

Mohammed Zubair's Plea against UP Police FIRs-Supreme Court Hearing-LIVE UPDATES
2 years, 8 months ago

Mohammed Zubair's Plea against UP Police FIRs-Supreme Court Hearing-LIVE UPDATES

Live Law  

Supreme Court Bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud will hear a petition filed by Alt News Journalist Mohammed Zubair seeking to quash the FIRs registered against him by the UP Police. On July 18, Top Court had directed the Uttar Pradesh Police to not take any precipitative action against fact checker Mohammed Zubair in connection with the 5 FIRs registered …

Zubair gets relief as SC orders no further action in UP FIRs, expresses worry over 'vicious cycle' of arrests
2 years, 8 months ago

Zubair gets relief as SC orders no further action in UP FIRs, expresses worry over 'vicious cycle' of arrests

India Today  

In a big relief for Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair, the Supreme Court on Monday protected him from any precipitative action in relation to any of the five FIRs filed against him in Uttar Pradesh. The top court pronounced the order while hearing Mohammed Zubair’s plea seeking to quash all FIRs lodged against him in UP for hurting religious sentiments. …

Supreme Court Asks UP Police To Not Take Precipitative Action Against Mohammed Zubair Till July 20
2 years, 8 months ago

Supreme Court Asks UP Police To Not Take Precipitative Action Against Mohammed Zubair Till July 20

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Uttar Pradesh Police to not take any precipitative action against fact checker Mohammed Zubair in connection with the 5 FIRs registered against him in Lakhimpur Kheri, Muzaffarnagar, Ghaziabad and two at Hathras districts over his tweets till July 20. Today morning, Advocate Vrinda Grover mentioned the petition before Chief Justice of India NV …

Mohammed Zubair denied bail in Lakhimpur Kheri case
2 years, 8 months ago

Mohammed Zubair denied bail in Lakhimpur Kheri case

The Hindu  

An Uttar Pradesh court on Saturday denied bail to Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair in a case registered against him for fact-checking a report broadcast by Hindi television channel. The court again relied on the case diary to put on record that the police purportedly have evidence that Mr. Zubair’s post had the potential to spread communal riots. Mr. Singh …

Delhi court grants bail to Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair
2 years, 8 months ago

Delhi court grants bail to Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair

The Hindu  

A Delhi court granted bail on Friday to Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair in a case related to a tweet in 2018, stating, “The voice of dissent is necessary for healthy democracy. It added, “It is also not out of place to mention that the alleged tweet of the accused was made in the year 2018 but till the date …

Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair gets bail in 2018 'objectionable' tweet case
2 years, 8 months ago

Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair gets bail in 2018 'objectionable' tweet case

Firstpost  

However, he will continue to stay in jail in connection with the other cases registered against him in Uttar Pradesh. New Delhi: A Delhi court on Friday granted bail to Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair in a case related to an “objectionable” tweet he had posted in 2018 against a Hindu deity. Directing Zubair to not leave the country without …

Mohammed Zubair: Alt News co-founder granted bail
2 years, 8 months ago

Mohammed Zubair: Alt News co-founder granted bail

Live Mint  

Delhi Court has granted bail to Alt News Co-Founder Mohammed Zubair in the Delhi FIR. In a similar event, Additional Sessions Judge Devender Kumar Jangala reserved the decision on Zubair's request for bail in the Delhi police's 2018 tweet case. A magisterial court on July 2 dismissed Zubair's bail plea and sent him to 14-day judicial custody after the end …

2018 Tweet Case: Delhi Court To Pronounce Order On Mohammed Zubair's Bail Plea Tomorrow
2 years, 8 months ago

2018 Tweet Case: Delhi Court To Pronounce Order On Mohammed Zubair's Bail Plea Tomorrow

Live Law  

A Delhi Court on Thursday reserved orders on the plea filed by Co-Founder of Alt News Mohammed Zubair seeking bail in the Delhi FIR registered against him recently for allegedly hurting religious sentiments and promoting enmity through his tweet made in 2018.Zubair was denied bail by Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Snigdha Sarvaria on July 2.Additional Sessions Judge Devender Kumar Jangala. A …

Mohammed Zubair Moves Supreme Court Seeking To Quash 6 UP Police FIRs
2 years, 8 months ago

Mohammed Zubair Moves Supreme Court Seeking To Quash 6 UP Police FIRs

Live Law  

Fact checker Mohammed Zubair has moved the Supreme Court seeking to quash the 6 FIRs registered by the UP Police over his tweets. The plea also challenges the constitution of the SIT by the UP Police.The petition also prays in the alternative that the said FIR's may be clubbed. On July 8, 2022, a vacation bench of Justices Indira Banerjee …

Md Zubair of Alt News sent to 14-day judicial custody by Hathras court
2 years, 8 months ago

Md Zubair of Alt News sent to 14-day judicial custody by Hathras court

Op India  

There seems to no end of trouble for Alt News co-founder Mohammad Zubair, as today a court in Hathras in Uttar Pradesh remanded him to judicial custody for 14 days. Zubair was produced at the court in Hathras, and after the hearing the court sent him to judicial custody till July 27. The FIR filed on July 4 at the …

Mohammed Zubair arrest: Details of 6 cases UP SIT team will probe
2 years, 8 months ago

Mohammed Zubair arrest: Details of 6 cases UP SIT team will probe

Op India  

On Tuesday, the Uttar Pradesh government formed a two-member Special Investigation Team to investigate six cases that have been lodged against already arrested Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair. The SIT is to investigate six cases that have been lodged in Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur, Lakhimpur Kheri, Ghaziabad, Hathras, and Muzaffarnagar. Ghaziabad According to the official, the third FIR was lodged on …

Alt News co-founder Zubair’s bail plea in Delhi case deferred to July 14
2 years, 8 months ago

Alt News co-founder Zubair’s bail plea in Delhi case deferred to July 14

The Hindu  

A Delhi court on Tuesday, deferred the hearing to July 14 in the bail plea of Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair, in connection with the Delhi Police Special Cell case against him for a 2018 tweet of his. Initially, Mr. Srivastava told the court that the bail plea should be put off because the Supreme Court was set to hear …

SC extends interim bail of Mohammed Zubair in Hindu seer case
2 years, 8 months ago

SC extends interim bail of Mohammed Zubair in Hindu seer case

Op India  

The Supreme Court Tuesday extended the interim bail granted to Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair until further orders in the case filed in the Sitapur district of Uttar Pradesh. Zubair petitioned the Supreme Court challenging a lawsuit filed in Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur district over a tweet in which he referred to Hindu seers as “hate mongers.” Mohammed Zubair to still …

SC Extends Zubair's Interim Bail in Hatemongers Case, to be Listed in September
2 years, 8 months ago

SC Extends Zubair's Interim Bail in Hatemongers Case, to be Listed in September

The Quint  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday, 12 July extended the interim bail granted to Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair in the 'hatemongers' case lodged by the Uttar Pradesh Police case in Sitapur till further orders of the court, said the matter would be listed on 7 September for final disposal. The UP Police have been given four weeks to file their …

Mohammed Zubair's Plea Against UP Police FIR- Supreme Court Hearing LIVE UPDATES
2 years, 8 months ago

Mohammed Zubair's Plea Against UP Police FIR- Supreme Court Hearing LIVE UPDATES

Live Law  

consider a petition preferred by Mohammed Zubair, the co-founder of fact-checking website AltNews, challenging the Allahabad High Court's refusal to quash an FIR registered against him for a tweet in which he allegedly called 3 Hindu seers- Yati Narasinghanand Saraswati, Bajrang Muni and Anand Swaroop as 'Hate mongers'.The division bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and. consider a petition preferred by …

Delhi Court To Hear Mohammed Zubair's Bail Plea In 2018 Tweet Case On July 14
2 years, 8 months ago

Delhi Court To Hear Mohammed Zubair's Bail Plea In 2018 Tweet Case On July 14

Live Law  

A Delhi Court will hear on July 14 the plea filed by Co-Founder of Alt News Mohammed Zubair seeking bail in the Delhi FIR registered against him recently for allegedly hurting religious sentiments and promoting enmity through his tweet made in 2018.Zubair was denied bail by Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Snigdha Sarvaria on July 2.The development came after Special Public Prosecutors. …

14 days’ judicial custody for Zubair; now Lakhimpur police too seek his mobile, laptop
2 years, 8 months ago

14 days’ judicial custody for Zubair; now Lakhimpur police too seek his mobile, laptop

The Hindu  

Alt-News co-founder Mohammed Zubair was on Monday remanded to 14 days in judicial custody in the case registered against him by the Lakhimpur Kheri police for a fact-check of a television channel report he had posted in May 2021. The local court in Lakhimpur Kheri also admitted an application by the police seeking Mr. Zubair’s remand for 14 days and …

UP court sends Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair to 14-day judicial custody
2 years, 8 months ago

UP court sends Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair to 14-day judicial custody

Firstpost  

He was presented before the Lakhimpur court through video conferencing from Sitapur Jail. The court will hear his bail plea on 13 July New Delhi: A court in UP’s Lakhimpur on Monday sent Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair to 14-day judicial custody. A case was registered against Zubair in Lakhimpur Kheri by an employee of a private news channel over …

How offences are being ‘dropped’ and ‘added’ in cases against Zubair
2 years, 8 months ago

How offences are being ‘dropped’ and ‘added’ in cases against Zubair

The Hindu  

In both the Delhi and Uttar Pradesh cases where Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair was arrested, the police have after registering the FIR told courts that they have “removed” and “added” certain Sections in the cases. At the next remand hearing on July 2, the Delhi police told the court they were also “adding” Sections 120B, 201 of the IPC …

Hours after SC granted bail, Lakhimpur police sought Alt News Zubair’s custody
2 years, 8 months ago

Hours after SC granted bail, Lakhimpur police sought Alt News Zubair’s custody

The Hindu  

Hours after the Supreme Court of India granted interim bail to Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair in the Sitapur case against him, Lakhimpur Kheri district police secured a production warrant for Mr. Zubair from a local court, which directed that he be produced before it on Monday. On Saturday evening, Sitapur jail superintendent Suresh Kumar Singh told The Hindu that …

After Bail from SC, Fresh Warrant Against Zubair Over a Case in Lakhimpur Kheri
2 years, 8 months ago

After Bail from SC, Fresh Warrant Against Zubair Over a Case in Lakhimpur Kheri

The Quint  

The Supreme Court on Friday, 8 July, granted five-day interim bail to Zubair in Uttar Pradesh police's FIR against him over his reference in a tweet to certain Hindu seers as ‘hatemongers.’ The court said that the order pertains to the ‘hatemongers’ case FIR, and not any other FIR against him. The court also further ordered that the bail is …

SC gives Mohammad Zubair 5-day bail, but Delhi case will keep him in jail
2 years, 8 months ago

SC gives Mohammad Zubair 5-day bail, but Delhi case will keep him in jail

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday granted five-day interim bail to Alt News co-founder Mohammad Zubair with a restriction that he will not leave Sitapur, where he is facing criminal proceedings arising from an FIR for outraging religious sentiments and promoting enmity between different groups by describing Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati, Bajrang Muni and Anand Swaroop as hate mongers. Granting …

SC Grants Interim Bail for Five Days to Alt News Co-founder Zubair in Uttar Pradesh Case
2 years, 8 months ago

SC Grants Interim Bail for Five Days to Alt News Co-founder Zubair in Uttar Pradesh Case

News 18  

The Supreme Court on Friday granted five-day interim bail to Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair in connection with an FIR lodged in Sitapur district of Uttar Pradesh for allegedly outraging religious sentiments. A vacation bench of Justices Indira Banerjee and JK Maheshari issued notice on Zubair’s plea and listed it for further hearing before a regular bench. It clarified that …

Supreme Court grants interim bail for five days to Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair in UP case
2 years, 8 months ago

Supreme Court grants interim bail for five days to Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair in UP case

Firstpost  

A vacation bench of Justices Indira Banerjee and JK Maheshari issued notice on Zubair’s plea and listed it for further hearing before a regular bench New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday granted five-day interim bail to Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair in connection with an FIR lodged in Sitapur district of Uttar Pradesh for allegedly outraging religious sentiments. A …

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