Delhi court slaps sedition and UAPA charges against Sharjeel Imam
2 years, 11 months ago

Delhi court slaps sedition and UAPA charges against Sharjeel Imam

Op India  

Delhi’s Karkardooma court Monday slapped a fresh sedition charge against Sharjeel Imam over his provocative speeches in Jamia Millia Islamia University and Aligarh Muslim University during anti-CAA protests in Delhi on December 13, 2019, and January 16, 2020, respectively. Sharjeel Imam was arrested by Delhi Police on 28th January 2020, from Bihar over inflammatory speeches against the Citizenship Amendment Act, advocating for the secession of Assam from the rest of India. A Delhi court orders to frame sedition charges against Sharjeel Imam, in connection with alleged inflammatory speechs made by him in Aligarh Muslim University, Uttar Pradesh and Jamia area in Delhi. Last year, on November 27, Allahabad High Court had granted bail to Sharjeel Imam in the case of provocative speech against the Citizenship Amendment Act at Aligarh Muslim University in December 2019.

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Delhi Riots UAPA Case: High Court To Hear Bail Pleas Of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam On January 07
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Delhi Riots UAPA Case: High Court To Hear Bail Pleas Of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam On January 07

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court will hear on January 07, 2025, the bail pleas filed by Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and other accused persons in connection with the UAPA case alleging a larger conspiracy related to the 2020 North-East Delhi riots. Recently, Umar Khalid's counsel, seeking bail, submitted before the division bench said as to how he was made an accused …

[Delhi Riots] No Call For Violence In Speeches, No Connection With Co-Conspirators: Sharjeel Imam To High Court
4 weeks ago

[Delhi Riots] No Call For Violence In Speeches, No Connection With Co-Conspirators: Sharjeel Imam To High Court

Live Law  

Sharjeel Imam, accused in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case, on Thursday told the Delhi High Court that there was no call for violence in his public speeches. Imam's counsel told a division bench comprising of Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Shalinder Kaur that there were “repeated calls” for non violence in the speeches. The bench is hearing the bail …

'Did not expect to be accused of terrorism': Sharjeel Imam in his note from prison
1 month ago

'Did not expect to be accused of terrorism': Sharjeel Imam in his note from prison

New Indian Express  

He was arrested by the authorities on January 28, 2020 after being accused of inciting communal violence through speeches made by him in December 2019 and January 2020 at peaceful protests opposing the Citizen Amendment Act. Sharjeel Imam, the Muslim student leader, spent well over four years in prison before he could even get a bail. Imam was accused of …

Delhi riots: Gulfisha, Khalid Saifi seek bail in HC in UAPA case
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Delhi riots: Gulfisha, Khalid Saifi seek bail in HC in UAPA case

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, Student activist Gulfisha Fatima, founder of 'United Against Hate' Khalid Saifi and others on Monday sought bail before the Delhi High Court in a UA case connected to the February 2020 violence. Delhi riots: Gulfisha, Khalid Saifi seek bail in HC in UAPA case A bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Shalinder Kaur will hear the matter on …

High Court to Consider Sharjeel Imam's Request for Expeditious Bail Hearing in UAPA Case
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

High Court to Consider Sharjeel Imam's Request for Expeditious Bail Hearing in UAPA Case

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court is expected to consider Sharjeel Imam's request for expedited disposal of his bail application in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case. Imam's bail plea was dismissed by the trial court, but he has sought an early hearing from the High Court. The bench noted that the matter is listed before the High Court on November 25, …

High Court to Consider Sharjeel Imam's Request for Expeditious Bail Hearing in UAPA Case
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

High Court to Consider Sharjeel Imam's Request for Expeditious Bail Hearing in UAPA Case

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court is expected to consider Sharjeel Imam's request for expedited disposal of his bail application in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case. Imam's bail plea was dismissed by the trial court, but he has sought an early hearing from the High Court. The bench observed that Imam was not pressing the plea for bail before the Supreme …

2020 Delhi riots: HC lists Umar Khalid's bail plea for hearing in UAPA case on Oct 7
4 months, 1 week ago

2020 Delhi riots: HC lists Umar Khalid's bail plea for hearing in UAPA case on Oct 7

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Thursday listed for hearing on October 7 the bail plea of former JNU student Umar Khalid in a case registered against him under anti-terror law UAPA over the alleged larger conspiracy behind the communal riots that erupted in the national capital in February 2020. Khalid, who was arrested by the Delhi Police in …

Delhi riots case: court asks police to reply to Khalid’s bail plea by August 29
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi riots case: court asks police to reply to Khalid’s bail plea by August 29

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the police’s response on the bail plea of former Jawaharlal Nehru University student Umar Khalid in an Unlawful Activities Act case related to the alleged larger conspiracy behind the February 2020 communal riots. The court will then hear Mr. Khalid’s bail plea and the bail pleas of other co-accused in the case, including …

Sharjeel Imam gets bail in sedition case; to stay in jail in Delhi riots case
7 months, 1 week ago

Sharjeel Imam gets bail in sedition case; to stay in jail in Delhi riots case

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court on Wednesday granted bail to student activist Sharjeel Imam in a sedition case filed against him for allegedly giving inflammatory speeches at various places in the Capital and at the Aligarh Muslim University during protests against the Citizenship Act or CAA in 2019-2020. Sharjeel Imam will not walk out of prison as he is currently in …

Why was Sharjeel Imam granted ‘statutory bail’ in a 2020 sedition case? | Explained
7 months, 1 week ago

Why was Sharjeel Imam granted ‘statutory bail’ in a 2020 sedition case? | Explained

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court on May 20 granted statutory bail to JNU scholar and student activist Sharjeel Imam in connection with a 2020 communal riots case involving allegations of sedition. Warning judicial officers that they would be taken off work and sent for training if such continued non-compliance is observed, the Court said, “If such orders are being passed by …

Here is why Sharjeel Imam will remain in jail for Delhi Riots
7 months, 1 week ago

Here is why Sharjeel Imam will remain in jail for Delhi Riots

Op India  

On Wednesday, mainstream media widely reported that the Delhi High Court has granted statutory bail to Sharjeel Imam in a UAPA and sedition case. — §umaiya khan May 29, 2024 Activist Sharjeel Imam Gets Bail Activist Sharjeel Imam gets bail from Delhi High Court in 2020 riots case involving allegations of sedition#SharjeelImam #UAPA #DelhiRiots pic.twitter.com/ukxVTFBLON — Abrar Ahmad May 29, …

Activist Sharjeel Imam granted bail in 2020 sedition case, to remain in jail
7 months, 1 week ago

Activist Sharjeel Imam granted bail in 2020 sedition case, to remain in jail

India Today  

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted bail to activist Sharjeel Imam in a sedition case relating to alleged inflammatory speeches made by him on the Citizenship Amendment Act. A division bench of Justices Suresh Kumar Kait and Manoj Jain granted bail to Sharjeel after taking into account the fact that he had already served half of the sentence for …

Delhi High Court grants statutory bail to Sharjeel Imam in 2020 riots case involving sedition charges
7 months, 1 week ago

Delhi High Court grants statutory bail to Sharjeel Imam in 2020 riots case involving sedition charges

Live Mint  

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted bail to Sharjeel Imam in the 2020 Delhi riots case involving allegations of sedition, PTI reported on May 29. Imam will remain in jail despite this bail, as his bail petition in the police's larger conspiracy case in the Delhi riots is pending before the HC, B&B added. The Case Against Imam According …

Sharjeel Imam granted bail by Delhi high court in 2020 Delhi riots case
7 months, 1 week ago

Sharjeel Imam granted bail by Delhi high court in 2020 Delhi riots case

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court on Wednesday granted bail to JNU scholar Sharjeel Imam in a 2020 communal riots case involving allegations of sedition and unlawful activities. Sharjeel Imam was arrested in the sedition and UAPA case for allegedly making inflammatory speeches in Delhi's Jamia area and Aligarh Muslim University during the Delhi riots. Sharjeel Imam will, however, continue to remain …

Sharjeel Imam calls his Delhi Riot speech 'Gandhian', police opposes bail plea
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Sharjeel Imam calls his Delhi Riot speech 'Gandhian', police opposes bail plea

Op India  

On Tuesday, the Delhi Police opposed the bail plea of Sharjeel Imam filed in the Delhi High Court. The bail plea was submitted in a sedition and Unlawful Activities Prevention Act case filed against Sharjeel Imam for his provocative speeches in Jamia Millia Islamia University and Aligarh Muslim University during anti-CAA protests in Delhi on December 13, 2019, and January …

HC seeks Delhi Police stand on Sharjeel Imam's bail plea in sedition case
9 months, 4 weeks ago

HC seeks Delhi Police stand on Sharjeel Imam's bail plea in sedition case

Hindustan Times  

A bench of Justices Suresh Kumar Kait and Manoj Jain issued a notice to the Delhi Police on Imam's appeal against a trial court order rejecting his bail application. Imam claimed before the trial court that he has been in custody for four years and the maximum sentence for the offence under UAPA section 13 is seven years if convicted. …

HC seeks Delhi Police's response on Sharjeel Imam's bail plea in sedition case
9 months, 4 weeks ago

HC seeks Delhi Police's response on Sharjeel Imam's bail plea in sedition case

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Monday sought the response of Delhi Police on a plea moved by activist Sharjeel Imam challenging a trial court order refusing him statutory bail in a case under the anti-terror law UAPA and sedition case. Issuing notice in the plea, a division bench headed by Justice Suresh Kumar Kait posted the matter for …

Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case: High Court Asks Police To Clarify If Probe Is Complete Or More Chargesheets Will Be Filed
10 months, 1 week ago

Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case: High Court Asks Police To Clarify If Probe Is Complete Or More Chargesheets Will Be Filed

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the Delhi Police to clarify if its investigation in the UAPA case alleging a larger conspiracy in the 2020 North-East Delhi riots is complete or if any more chargesheets will be filed in the matter. A division bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Manoj Jain asked Special Public Prosecutor Amit Prasad …

Bengal CID to probe Sheikh Shahjahan case after the TMC leader was arrested
10 months, 1 week ago

Bengal CID to probe Sheikh Shahjahan case after the TMC leader was arrested

Op India  

On 29th February, the investigation into cases filed against Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan who was taken into custody in Minakhan, North 24 Parganas district, was taken over by the West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department. He was taken away from the Bermajur – II Gram Panchayat area, after he managed to negotiate a deal with the Mamata Police, through influential …

Delhi court rejects bail plea of Sharjeel Imam in sedition case
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi court rejects bail plea of Sharjeel Imam in sedition case

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: A Delhi court on Saturday denied statutory bail to Sharjeel Imam in a sedition case filed against him for allegedly giving inflammatory speeches at various places in Delhi, including at Delhi’s Jamia area and Aligarh Muslim University, during the anti-CAA protests in 2019-2020. Sharjeel Imam was arrested in January 2020 Imam had moved the court under section 436A …

Delhi court rejects statutory bail plea of Sharjeel Imam for his anti-CAA hate speech
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi court rejects statutory bail plea of Sharjeel Imam for his anti-CAA hate speech

Op India  

On Friday, February 17, Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai of Delhi’s Karkardooma court rejected a statutory bail for Sharjeel Imam in a sedition and Unlawful Activities Prevention Act case filed against him for his provocative speeches in Jamia Millia Islamia University and Aligarh Muslim University during anti-CAA protests in Delhi on December 13, 2019, and January 16, 2020, respectively. Delhi …

Delhi court denies bail to activist Sharjeel Imam in sedition case
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi court denies bail to activist Sharjeel Imam in sedition case

India Today  

A Delhi court dismissed the bail plea of activist Sharjeel Imam on Saturday in a sedition and Unlawful Activities Prevention Act case. However, Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai rejected the bail plea, saying that the present case was “different” from other cases because of the nature of allegations against Sharjeel and his “disruptive activities which finally resulted in the riots". …

Decide on Sharjeel’s bail by Feb 17: Delhi HC to trial court
11 months, 1 week ago

Decide on Sharjeel’s bail by Feb 17: Delhi HC to trial court

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed a trial court in the city to decide by February 17 an application moved by student activist Sharjeel Imam seeking statutory bail in a sedition case against him in relation to the 2020 northeast Delhi riots. During the hearing before a bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Manoj Jain, …

Decide by next month Sharjeel Imam’s bail plea, Delhi High Court tells trial court
11 months, 1 week ago

Decide by next month Sharjeel Imam’s bail plea, Delhi High Court tells trial court

The Hindu  

: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday ordered a trial court here to decide by next month a plea by student activist Sharjeel Imam seeking bail in connection with a 2020 communal riots case involving allegations of sedition and unlawful activities. Mr. Imam has sought bail on the grounds that he has been in custody for the past four years …

Delhi High Court directs trial court to decide Sharjeel Imam's bail plea in sedition case
11 months, 1 week ago

Delhi High Court directs trial court to decide Sharjeel Imam's bail plea in sedition case

India Today  

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the trial court to decide by February 17 on the bail plea of former JNU student and activist Sharjeel Imam in the sedition case against him for his alleged inflammatory speeches at Aligarh Muslim University, Uttar Pradesh, and the Jamia area in Delhi. While disposing of Imam’s plea seeking regular bail, a bench …

4 Years Since Sharjeel Imam's Arrest: Solidarity Hard to Come By, Says Family
11 months, 2 weeks ago

4 Years Since Sharjeel Imam's Arrest: Solidarity Hard to Come By, Says Family

The Quint  

In November 2021, the Allahabad High Court, while granting bail to Sharjeel Imam, said that in his speech at Aligarh Muslim University, the activist did not call anyone to bear arms and his speech did not incite any violence. Imam was charged with Sedition, and subsequently with the Unlawful Activities Act in January 2020, along with other charges. On 28 …

Delhi Riots: Court Frames Attempt To Murder Charges Against Ishrat Jahan, Khalid Saifi & Others; Discharges Them Under Arms Act
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi Riots: Court Frames Attempt To Murder Charges Against Ishrat Jahan, Khalid Saifi & Others; Discharges Them Under Arms Act

Live Law  

A Delhi Court on Friday framed charges of rioting, unlawful assembly and attempt to murder against former Congress councillor Ishrat Jahan, Khalid Saifi and 11 others in a case concerning the 2020 North-East Delhi riots. Both Ishrat Jahan and Khalid Saifi were also arrested in FIR 59 of 2020, the UAPA case alleging a larger conspiracy into the riots being …

Distinguish Sharjeel role in Delhi riots: Court
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Distinguish Sharjeel role in Delhi riots: Court

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court on Monday directed the Delhi Police to file a chart distinguishing the role of student activist Sharjeel Imam — booked under the stringent anti-terror law Unlawful Activities Act or UAPA for allegedly instigating the February 2020 Delhi riots — from his three co-accused who were granted bail in the same case in 2021. Sharjeel Imam had …

Parliament security breach: Court directs Delhi Police to file reply on bail plea of accused Nilam Azad
1 year ago

Parliament security breach: Court directs Delhi Police to file reply on bail plea of accused Nilam Azad

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, January 2 : Delhi's Patiala House Court on Tuesday directed the Delhi police to file a reply on the bail plea of Nilam Azad, accused in the Parliament security breach case. HT Image Meanwhile, the court has listed the hearing on the application of Delhi police seeking permission for conducting a polygraph test of all six accused on …

Sharjeel Imam hearing: Delhi court issues summons to DCP
1 year, 1 month ago

Sharjeel Imam hearing: Delhi court issues summons to DCP

Hindustan Times  

A Delhi court on Saturday, while taking up the bail application moved by Sharjeel Imam in a sedition case, issued summons to the deputy commissioner of police to appear before the court after a passover was sought by the prosecution citing that link special public prosecutor Madhukar Pandey was preoccupied in another case. “This tendency to seek a pass over/date …

Delhi Riots: Court Deprecates 'Wild Allegations' Made By Lawyer Mehmood Pracha Against SPP Amit Prasad Based On 'Private Investigation'
1 year, 1 month ago

Delhi Riots: Court Deprecates 'Wild Allegations' Made By Lawyer Mehmood Pracha Against SPP Amit Prasad Based On 'Private Investigation'

Live Law  

A Delhi Court recently deprecated wild and unsubstantiated allegations made by Advocate Mehmood Pracha, who represents one of the accused in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case, based on a private investigation against Special Public Prosecutor Amit Prasad that he took money in cash from the Delhi Police.Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat said that he does not want to meddle …

ISIS link to Delhi anti-Hindu Riots becomes deeper with arrest of AMU’s Wajihuddin Ali Khan: Al Haya Min Allah, ISIS’ Arshad Warsi and Sharjeel Imam link
1 year, 2 months ago

ISIS link to Delhi anti-Hindu Riots becomes deeper with arrest of AMU’s Wajihuddin Ali Khan: Al Haya Min Allah, ISIS’ Arshad Warsi and Sharjeel Imam link

Op India  

The Uttar Pradesh Police’s ‘Anti-Terrorism Branch’ has apprehended another ISIS terrorist from Durg, Chhattisgarh. Pune ISIS module and Delhi Riots connection – ISIS terrorist Arshad Warsi and Sharjeel Imam On 3rd October, NIA arrested three Jihadis connected to the ISIS Pune terror module. Wouldn’t you?” Connection between Wajihuddin Ali Khan and Arshad Warsi – both arrested for being ISIS terrorists …

Delhi court acquits ex-Congress MP Sajjan Kumar, others in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case
1 year, 3 months ago

Delhi court acquits ex-Congress MP Sajjan Kumar, others in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court on Wednesday acquitted former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar and all other accused persons in a case related to a murder case connected to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Sultanpuri area in the national capital. In the order, Special Judge Geetanjli Goel said, "the accused Sajjan Kumar is given the benefit of doubt and acquitted" …

2020 anti-Hindu Delhi riots: Court grants bail to Tahir Hussain, to remain in jail in other cases
1 year, 3 months ago

2020 anti-Hindu Delhi riots: Court grants bail to Tahir Hussain, to remain in jail in other cases

Op India  

On Saturday, September 2, former Aam Aadmi Party councillor Tahir Hussain was granted bail in one of the cases filed against him pertaining to the 2020 anti-Hindu Delhi riots. Delhi Court grants bail to former Aam Aadmi Party Councillor Tahir Hussain in a Delhi riots case He was recently granted bail by Delhi High Court in five riots cases.#DelhiRiots #TahirHussain …

2020 riots | Court reserves order on Sharjeel Imam’s bail
1 year, 3 months ago

2020 riots | Court reserves order on Sharjeel Imam’s bail

The Hindu  

A court here on Monday reserved for September 25 its order on the bail plea of student activist Sharjeel Imam, who has been in custody since January 28, 2020. Later, he, along with Umar Khalid, Asif Iqbal Tanha, Safoora Zargar, Natasha Narwal and others was booked under provisions of the Unlawful Activities Act and the IPC for alleged consipiracy behind …

Top news of the day: September 06, 2023
1 year, 4 months ago

Top news of the day: September 06, 2023

The Hindu  

Supreme Court protects Editors Guild of India journalists from arrest by Manipur Police The Supreme Court, in an urgent interim order on September 6, protected Editors Guild of India president and three senior journalists from arrest by the Manipur Police for their ground report concluding “bias” on the part of the local media in reporting the ethnic clashes. In response, …

Pakistan court quashes sedition case against Imran Khan
1 year, 4 months ago

Pakistan court quashes sedition case against Imran Khan

The Hindu  

A Pakistani court on Monday dismissed murder charges against former Prime Minister Imran Khan, his lawyer said.A Pakistani court on Monday quashed a sedition case against ex-cricketer Imran Khan on Monday, providing some relief for the former prime minister who was jailed on corruption charges earlier this month. Following an appeal by Khan, the Balochistan High Court said prosecutors had …

HC seeks police stand on Sharjeel Imam’s plea against addition of sedition charge
1 year, 7 months ago

HC seeks police stand on Sharjeel Imam’s plea against addition of sedition charge

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court on Friday asked Delhi Police to respond to student activist Sharjeel Imam’s plea seeking the dismissal of a supplementary chargesheet that introduced charges of sedition and ‘hate speech’ in a criminal case related to his alleged objectionable speech delivered at Jamia Millia Islamia in December 2019. The challenge to the police’s supplementary chargesheet was regarding the …

Govt. wants to make sedition law more draconian: Congress
1 year, 7 months ago

Govt. wants to make sedition law more draconian: Congress

The Hindu  

Citing the Law Commission’s backing of Section 124 A of the Indian Penal Code, pertaining to sedition, the Congress on Friday alleged that the BJP government was planning to make the law more “draconian” and wanted to send a message before the next general election that it would be used against Opposition leaders. The principal Opposition party alleged that the …

Delhi HC issues notice to police on Sharjeel Imam’s plea for quashing of chargesheet against him for his seditious speeches delivered at Jamia in 2019
1 year, 7 months ago

Delhi HC issues notice to police on Sharjeel Imam’s plea for quashing of chargesheet against him for his seditious speeches delivered at Jamia in 2019

Op India  

The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice to Delhi Police on a plea moved by Sharjeel Imam challenging trial court proceedings against him in two cases for one speech delivered in Jamia Milia Islamia on December 13, 2019. An FIR was registered against Sharjeel Imam under sections related to ‘sedition’ and ‘promoting enmity between groups’ under IPC at Police …

Delhi Riots: HC Asks Accused Khalid Saifi to Respond to Police Plea on Phone Recovery from Him in Jail
1 year, 8 months ago

Delhi Riots: HC Asks Accused Khalid Saifi to Respond to Police Plea on Phone Recovery from Him in Jail

News 18  

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked ‘United Against Hate’ founder Khalid Saifi, in custody in a UAPA case related to the alleged conspiracy behind the 2020 North-East Delhi riots, to respond to city police’s claim that he was found with a mobile phone in jail. Special public prosecutor Amit Prasad told a bench headed by Justice Siddharth Mridul that …

Delhi High Court Seeks NIA’s Response On Separatist Leader Nayeem Khan’s Appeal Against Framing Of Charges In Terror Funding Case
1 year, 8 months ago

Delhi High Court Seeks NIA’s Response On Separatist Leader Nayeem Khan’s Appeal Against Framing Of Charges In Terror Funding Case

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought response of the National Investigation Agency in the appeal moved by separatist leader Nayeem Ahmad Khan challenging the trial court order framing charges against him in a UAPA case of alleged terror funding.A division bench of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Talwant Singh issued notice on Khan’s appeal against the trial court order …

Delhi High Court to Hear Sharjeel Imam's Plea for Bail in Sedition Case on Monday
1 year, 9 months ago

Delhi High Court to Hear Sharjeel Imam's Plea for Bail in Sedition Case on Monday

News 18  

The Delhi High Court will on Monday hear a plea by JNU student Sharjeel Imam seeking bail in connection with a 2020 riots case involving allegations of sedition. The case, which assails a January 24, 2022 order by the trial court dismissing Imam’s bail application in the matter, is listed for hearing before a bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and …

No Place For Violent Action To Resist Govt Policy In Democracy: Delhi High Court Frames Charges Against Sharjeel Imam, Others In Jamia Violence Case
1 year, 9 months ago

No Place For Violent Action To Resist Govt Policy In Democracy: Delhi High Court Frames Charges Against Sharjeel Imam, Others In Jamia Violence Case

Live Law  

While framing charges of rioting and unlawful assembly against Sharjeel Imam, Safoora Zargar, Asif Iqbal Tanha and eight others in 2019 Jamia violence case, the Delhi High Court has observed that protest by violent means can never be part of democracy.“Though, in a democracy, there can be no question of dissent being suppressed or fundamental right of freedom of expression …

Delhi HC frames new charges against Sharjeel in 2019 Jamia Nagar violence case
1 year, 9 months ago

Delhi HC frames new charges against Sharjeel in 2019 Jamia Nagar violence case

Live Mint  

Delhi High Court on Tuesday set aside a trial court's order to discharge eleven people in the 2019 Jamia Nagar violence case. The eleven people includes Jawaharlal Nehru University student activist Sharjeel Imam, Asif Iqbal Tanha and Safoora Zargar. The Delhi High Court noted that nine of the eleven acccused including Imam, Zargar and Tanha were part of unlawful assembly …

2019 Jamia violence: Sharjeel Imam, others to face rioting charges as Delhi HC partially reverses discharge order
1 year, 9 months ago

2019 Jamia violence: Sharjeel Imam, others to face rioting charges as Delhi HC partially reverses discharge order

India Today  

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday partially overturned a trial court order discharging all 11 accused in the 2019 Jamia violence case. The high court’s order was in response to a plea by Delhi Police challenging a trial court's order, which it called “perverse” and “unsustainable in law”. The trial court had, in its February 4 order, discharged 11 people …

'Acts Of Violence, Violent Speeches Not Protected': Delhi HC Sets Aside Order Discharging Sharjeel Imam, Others In Jamia Violence Case
1 year, 9 months ago

'Acts Of Violence, Violent Speeches Not Protected': Delhi HC Sets Aside Order Discharging Sharjeel Imam, Others In Jamia Violence Case

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday set aside trial court's decision to discharge Sharjeel Imam, Safoora Zargar, Asif Iqbal Tanha and eight others in the Jamia violence case, and framed charges against them under various provisions of Indian Penal Code. The judgment was passed on Delhi Police’s plea against the trial court order discharging the accused in the 2019 Jamia …

14 parties, led by Cong, move Supreme Court against 'arbitrary use' of CBI, ED
1 year, 9 months ago

14 parties, led by Cong, move Supreme Court against 'arbitrary use' of CBI, ED

Hindustan Times  

Fourteen political parties, including the Congress, the Aam Aadmi Party, Rashtriya Janta Dal, Trinamool Congress, and DMK on Friday moved the Supreme Court seeking pre-arrest and post-arrest guidelines for the CBI and ED due to 'arbitrary arrest of opposition leaders'. The plea comes a day after a Surat court sentenced Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to 2-year jail in a 2019 …

Delhi court frames charges against Tahir Hussain in Ankit Sharma murder case
1 year, 9 months ago

Delhi court frames charges against Tahir Hussain in Ankit Sharma murder case

Op India  

On 23rd March 2023, the Karkardooma court in Delhi framed murder and conspiracy charges against Aam Aadmi Party leader Tahir Hussain and ten others for the murder of IB officer Ankit Sharma during the anti-Hindu Delhi riots on 25th February 2020. Thus, a ‘criminal conspiracy to indulge in a riot and to kill Hindus and harm properties of Hindus’, is …

High Court Reserves Order On Delhi Police’s Plea Against Order Discharging Sharjeel Imam, Others In Jamia Violence Case
1 year, 9 months ago

High Court Reserves Order On Delhi Police’s Plea Against Order Discharging Sharjeel Imam, Others In Jamia Violence Case

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Thursday reserved order in the revision petition filed by Delhi Police against the trial court order discharging Sharjeel Imam, Safoora Zargar, Asif Iqbal Tanha and eight others in the 2019 Jamia violence case.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma reserved the order after hearing Additional Solicitor General Sanjay Jain and the lawyers representing the respondents who. The Delhi …

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