JNU sedition case: Delhi Police claims yet to get government sanction to prosecute; court questions hurry to file charges
5 years, 10 months ago

JNU sedition case: Delhi Police claims yet to get government sanction to prosecute; court questions hurry to file charges

Firstpost  

The Delhi Police has to get the Delhi government’s nod before prosecuting in sedition cases, as mandated under the Code of Criminal Procedure. However, the Aam Aadmi Party government is yet to give a go ahead in this case Days after a Delhi court said it will proceed in the 2016 Jawaharlal Nehru University sedition case even if the Delhi Police is unable to procure the sanctions needed to prosecute those accused, the court on Monday said it will examine video footage of the event to come to a decision. Meanwhile, the Delhi government has yet to give the requisite sanctions to prosecute former JNU Students’ Union president Kanhaiya Kumar and others in the sedition case and has asked for two to three months more to go through the chargesheet the Delhi Police had filed in the case. Sanctioning prosecution in JNU sedition case: Chief Public Prosecutor informs Delhi's Patiala House court that sanctions can likely take 2-3 months. On 14 January, the Delhi Police police had filed charges in the case against Kumar and former JNU students Umar Khalid, Anirban Bhattacharya and seven others at the court of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate.

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Andhra Pradesh High Court grants bail to main accused in Kadambari Jethwani’s ‘illegal arrest’ case
1 month ago

Andhra Pradesh High Court grants bail to main accused in Kadambari Jethwani’s ‘illegal arrest’ case

The Hindu  

The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Monday granted bail to Kukkala Vidyasagar, accused of getting a false case registered against actor Kadambari Jethwani on charges of forgery and extortion earlier this year with the help of a few police officers. 1 in the First Information Report registered by the Vijayawada City Police on the basis of a complaint registered by …

Delhi HC to rule on K Kavitha's bail plea in Excise Case on July 1
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi HC to rule on K Kavitha's bail plea in Excise Case on July 1

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court is scheduled to pass judgment on bail petitions moved by Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader K Kavitha in CBI and ED cases related to the Excise Policy case on July 1, 2024. An accused can anonymously remove the money trail using the technology available today, making the investigation and trial infructuous.The Delhi High Court had …

Legally Speaking | The curious case of the sanction against Arundhati Roy
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Legally Speaking | The curious case of the sanction against Arundhati Roy

Hindustan Times  

At 6:46 PM on June 14, PTI tweeted a statement from Raj Niwas Officials, “Delhi LG gives prosecution sanction against Arundhati Roy under UAPA for ‘provocative’ speech at an event in 2010. The tweet evoked several questions, ‘What provocative speech?’ ‘Why sanction now after 14 years?’ ‘On what grounds?’ ‘Why UAPA?’ among others. P. Chidambaram, the then home minister said: …

HC seeks Delhi Police stand on Sharjeel Imam's bail plea in sedition case
10 months 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. …

Delhi court rejects bail plea of Sharjeel Imam in sedition case
10 months, 4 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 denies bail to activist Sharjeel Imam in sedition case
10 months, 4 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". …

Delhi High Court directs trial court to decide Sharjeel Imam's bail plea in sedition case
11 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Delhi riots: Attempt to murder charge framed against former Congress Councillor Ishrat Jahan
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi riots: Attempt to murder charge framed against former Congress Councillor Ishrat Jahan

Op India  

Delhi’s Karkardooma Court has framed charges of attempt to murder against ex MCD councillor and lawyer Ishrat Jahan and 12 other accused, including Khalid Saifi. In this case, the accused are Ishrat Jahan, Khalid Saifi, Vikram Pratap, Samir Ansari, Mohd Salim, Sabu Ansari, Iqbal Ahmed, Anzaar, Mohd Ilyas, Mohd Bilal Saifi, Salim Ahmed, Mohd Yameen and Sharif Khan. The special …

Delhi Police urges court to frame charges against ex-WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh
1 year ago

Delhi Police urges court to frame charges against ex-WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh

The Hindu  

Delhi Police on January 6 urged a court here to frame charges against BJP MP and former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in a case of alleged sexual harassment of women wrestlers. The police opposed the contention of the accused that since some of the alleged incidents took place overseas, they do not fall in the jurisdiction of courts …

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 …

Court convicts 4 for 2008 murder that rocked Delhi
1 year, 2 months ago

Court convicts 4 for 2008 murder that rocked Delhi

Hindustan Times  

A Delhi court on Wednesday convicted four people for killing journalist Soumya Vishwanathan 15 years ago, bringing the curtain down on a gruesome saga that sent shock waves through the Capital and cemented Delhi’s unsavoury reputation as a city unsafe for women. Additional sessions judge Ravindra Kumar Pandey held four of the five accused — Ravi Kapoor, Amit Shukla, Ajay …

Vendetta without limit: The Hindu Editorial on the resurrection of an old case against Arundhati Roy and an academician
1 year, 3 months ago

Vendetta without limit: The Hindu Editorial on the resurrection of an old case against Arundhati Roy and an academician

The Hindu  

The resurrection of a criminal case dating back to 2010 against writer-activist Arundhati Roy and an academician from Kashmir seems ill-motivated. Saxena granting sanction to prosecute Ms. Roy and Sheikh Showkat Hussain, a former Kashmir University professor, for alleged divisive speeches and imputations against national unity made in New Delhi as far back as on October 21, 2010. Coming in …

Delhi LG approves prosecution of Arundhati Roy, former Kashmir professor in 2010 ‘provocative speeches’ case
1 year, 3 months ago

Delhi LG approves prosecution of Arundhati Roy, former Kashmir professor in 2010 ‘provocative speeches’ case

Hindustan Times  

Delhi lieutenant governor VK Saxena has accorded sanction for the prosecution of author Arundhati Roy and a former Kashmiri professor in a 2010 case related to alleged provocative speeches, Raj Niwas officials said on Tuesday. Arundhati Roy The FIR against Roy and former professor Sheikh Showkat Hussain was registered following the orders of the Court of Metropolitan Magistrate, New Delhi, …

Where anyone can be accused of sedition
1 year, 7 months ago

Where anyone can be accused of sedition

The Hindu  

French author Andre Gide once said, “Everything has been said before, but since nobody listens we have to keep going back and beginning all over again.” This captures the current state of the debate on sedition in India. The 279th Law Commission Report, laying down the grounds for retaining sedition, is starkly symbolic of how “nobody listens.” The Commission has …

Law Commission's Report on Sedition Ignores Free Speech, Lacks Depth
1 year, 7 months ago

Law Commission's Report on Sedition Ignores Free Speech, Lacks Depth

The Quint  

The 279th report proposes that the scope of sedition be expanded to include even speech which does not incite any violence or public disorder but which may have a “tendency” to do so. In doing so, the Commission completely misreads the Constitution Bench judgement of Kedar Nath Singh v State of Bihar and outrightly ignores subsequent jurisprudence which has interpreted …

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 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 …

Kotkapura Police firing case: HC grants anticipatory bail to Sukhbir
1 year, 9 months ago

Kotkapura Police firing case: HC grants anticipatory bail to Sukhbir

Hindustan Times  

The Punjab and Haryana high court on Tuesday granted anticipatory bail to Shiromani Akali Dal leader and the former deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal in the 2015 Kotkapura police firing case. On March 16, a Faridkot court dismissed Sukhbir’s anticipatory bail plea but granted interim protection from arrest to Sukhbir’s father and former chief minister Parkash Singh Badal on …

Centre Seeks More Time from SC to Take Appropriate Steps for Reconsidering Sedition Law
2 years, 2 months ago

Centre Seeks More Time from SC to Take Appropriate Steps for Reconsidering Sedition Law

News 18  

The Central government on Monday sought more time from the Supreme Court to take appropriate steps for reconsidering sedition law. Hearing the pleas today, Chief Justice of India Uday Umesh Lalit-led apex court bench extended the interim order granting protection and putting the law in abeyance. Section 124A says that “whoever, by words, either spoken or written, or by signs, …

Delhi court grants bail to Sharjeel Imam in sedition case
2 years, 3 months ago

Delhi court grants bail to Sharjeel Imam in sedition case

Live Mint  

Former JNU student Sharjeel Imam has been granted bail by a Delhi court on Friday in a sedition case in which he was accused of instigating the Jamia riots in 2019. Imam, who is in judicial custody since January 2020 at present, will continue to remain in jail because he is yet to secure bail in the Delhi riots conspiracy …

Got sanction to prosecute NCP's Anil Deshmukh in corruption case: CBI tells court
2 years, 3 months ago

Got sanction to prosecute NCP's Anil Deshmukh in corruption case: CBI tells court

India Today  

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday told a special court in Mumbai that it has obtained the sanction from the Maharashtra government to prosecute Anil Deshmukh in a corruption case. The agency has filed an application before the trial court of Special CBI Judge SH Gwalani seeking leave to submit the sanction for prosecution. Deshmukh, former state home minister …

"Domain Of Disciplinary Authority": Delhi HC Stays Trial Court Order Recommending SHO's Suspension Over Poor Conduct In POCSO Case
2 years, 4 months ago

"Domain Of Disciplinary Authority": Delhi HC Stays Trial Court Order Recommending SHO's Suspension Over Poor Conduct In POCSO Case

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has stayed a Trial Court order recommending suspension of SHO of Kalkaji Police Station and also calling for strict disciplinary action against him, over his non appearance and failure to produce victim in a case registered under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.Justice Anoop Kumar Mendiratta stayed the order till November 25, observing that. The …

Delhi court commits Jahangirpuri violence case to Sessions court for hearing
2 years, 4 months ago

Delhi court commits Jahangirpuri violence case to Sessions court for hearing

Firstpost  

The sources said that Delhi Police will file a separate charge sheet before the Juvenile Justice Board against minor offenders New Delhi: A Delhi Court committed the Jahangirpuri violence case to Sessions court after cognisance and other legal formalities that is listed before the Sessions court on 22 August. On 28 July, CMM had taken cognizance of the charge sheet …

HC seeks Delhi Police’s stand on interim bail plea of Sharjeel Imam
2 years, 5 months ago

HC seeks Delhi Police’s stand on interim bail plea of Sharjeel Imam

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court on Friday asked the Delhi police to respond to former JNU student Sharjeel Imam’s plea seeking interim bail in a 2020 riots case involving allegations of sedition. A Bench of Justice Mukta Gupta and Justice Anish Dayal gave the order on Mr. Imam’s appeal against a trial court order of July 23 refusing to release him …

Sedition Case: Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Sharjeel Imam's Plea Seeking Interim Bail, Status Report Sought
2 years, 5 months ago

Sedition Case: Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Sharjeel Imam's Plea Seeking Interim Bail, Status Report Sought

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice on the interim bail plea filed by Sharjeel Imam in a sedition case relating to the alleged inflammatory speeches made by him in Aligarh Muslim University and Jamia area in Delhi against the Citizenship Amendment Act.A Trial Court on Saturday last week rejected Imam's interim bail plea which was filed in view …

Sedition-accused Sharjeel Imam's interim bail plea rejected by Delhi court
2 years, 5 months ago

Sedition-accused Sharjeel Imam's interim bail plea rejected by Delhi court

India Today  

Former JNU student Sharjeel Imam was denied bail by a Delhi court this afternoon in a case related to speeches he had allegedly made at Jamia Milia Islamia University, the Aligarh Muslim University, Gaya and in Asansol. Imam had sought interim bail citing the Supreme Court's verdict issuing a stay on all trials of sedition cases related to an alleged …

Jahangirpuri violence case: Delhi Police files charge sheet in Rohini court
2 years, 6 months ago

Jahangirpuri violence case: Delhi Police files charge sheet in Rohini court

India TV News  

The Crime Branch of the Delhi Police on Thursday filed a charge sheet in the Jahangirpuri violence case in Rohini court. The 2000-page charge sheet also mentioned the names of the conspirators in the violence in which eight police personnel and a civilian sustained injuries. Delhi Police also presented video pieces of evidence in court. The charge sheet will be …

Sedition Case: Delhi Court Reserves Order On Sharjeel Imam's Interim Bail Plea
2 years, 7 months ago

Sedition Case: Delhi Court Reserves Order On Sharjeel Imam's Interim Bail Plea

Live Law  

A Delhi Court on Monday reserved order on the interim bail plea moved by Sharjeel Imam in an FIR against him involving the offence of Sedition under sec. 124A of Indian Penal Code, in view of recent Apex Court order wherein the sedition law has been kept in abeyance till the Union Government reconsiders the provision.Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat …

Section 124A: Journey Of Sedition Law So Far
2 years, 7 months ago

Section 124A: Journey Of Sedition Law So Far

Live Law  

Sedition definition Whoever, by words, either spoken or written, or by signs, or by visible representation, or otherwise, brings or attempts to bring into hatred or contempt, or excites or attempts to excite disaffection towards, the Government established by law in India, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, to which fine may be added, or with imprisonment which may …

Delhi High Court to hear Sharjeel Imam's bail plea on 26 May
2 years, 7 months ago

Delhi High Court to hear Sharjeel Imam's bail plea on 26 May

Firstpost  

Imam was arrested in 2020 by the Delhi Police from Bihar’s Jahanabad. A charge sheet was filed against him for giving speeches inciting hatred, contempt, and disaffection towards the Central government during the anti-CAA agitation New Delhi: The Delhi High Court is scheduled to hear the bail plea of Jawaharlal Nehru University student leader Sharjeel Imam, on May 26, seeking …

After Supreme Court's order on sedition, Delhi riots accused Sharjeel Imam seeks bail
2 years, 8 months ago

After Supreme Court's order on sedition, Delhi riots accused Sharjeel Imam seeks bail

India Today  

The Delhi riots accused Sharjeel Imam on Thursday approached the Delhi High Court seeking bail, a day after the Supreme court direction which asked the accused who were slapped with sedition charges to approach designated courts for bail. The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the use of the sedition law and directed the Centre and states not to register any …

Sedition Law: 399 Cases Filed, Convictions in Only 8 Between 2014 and 2020, Shows Home Ministry Data
2 years, 8 months ago

Sedition Law: 399 Cases Filed, Convictions in Only 8 Between 2014 and 2020, Shows Home Ministry Data

News 18  

Of the 399 cases of sedition were registered in India between 2014 and 2020, convictions were granted in eight, Union Home Ministry data shows. Section 124A says that “whoever, by words, either spoken or written, or by signs, or by visible representation, or otherwise, brings or attempts to bring into hatred or contempt, or excites or attempts to excite disaffection …

What now for Rana couple as Supreme Court puts sedition law on hold
2 years, 8 months ago

What now for Rana couple as Supreme Court puts sedition law on hold

India Today  

While Member of Parliament Navneet Rana and Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Ravi Rana were granted bail by a Mumbai court on May 4, what happens now that the Supreme Court has asked that the Sedition 124A section be kept in abeyance? The three-judge bench, led by Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, stated that they hoped and expected the …

With Supreme Court pausing sedition law, will all accused be freed? | Decoded
2 years, 8 months ago

With Supreme Court pausing sedition law, will all accused be freed? | Decoded

India Today  

With the Supreme Court putting the sedition law in abeyance, all such cases pending in designated courts will be stayed till the Centre completes its review of the provision. READ | Sedition law on hold: Top 5 things Supreme Court said in order An accused can approach court for bail. Hailing the Chief Justice of India-led bench’s order, advocate Prashant …

'Govt Doing What Nehru Couldn't': Centre tells Supreme Court on Re-examining Sedition Law
2 years, 8 months ago

'Govt Doing What Nehru Couldn't': Centre tells Supreme Court on Re-examining Sedition Law

News 18  

India’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru, on Tuesday, found a mention in the Supreme Court during the hearing of pleas challenging the sedition law. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, who was representing the petitioners arguing about the misuse of sedition law, said that former PM Nehru had echoed similar thoughts regarding Section 124A, which criminalises sedition. We are trying to do …

Sedition- Supreme Court Hearing On Constitutional Validity Of Section 124A IPC- Live Updates
2 years, 8 months ago

Sedition- Supreme Court Hearing On Constitutional Validity Of Section 124A IPC- Live Updates

Live Law  

A bench comprising the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Hima Kohli to continue hearing TODAY on the petition challenging the Constitutional validity of Section 124A of Indian Penal Code which deals with the law of Sedition in India.The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Central Government why it cannot issue a direction to the …

Sedition- Supreme Court Hearing On Constitutional Validity Of Section 124A IPC- Live Updates
2 years, 8 months ago

Sedition- Supreme Court Hearing On Constitutional Validity Of Section 124A IPC- Live Updates

Live Law  

A bench comprising the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Hima Kohli to continue hearing TODAY on the petition challenging the Constitutional validity of Section 124A of Indian Penal Code which deals with the law of Sedition in India.The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Central Government why it cannot issue a direction to the …

From Disha Ravi to Arundhati Roy, Supreme Court sedition law stay to impact several high-profile cases
2 years, 8 months ago

From Disha Ravi to Arundhati Roy, Supreme Court sedition law stay to impact several high-profile cases

India TV News  

Highlights Disha Ravi, was arrested on February 14, 2021 for allegedly helping the farmers on Farm Laws protest JNU student union president Kanhaiya Kumar was charged under section 124A of IPC Journalist Siddique Kappan was also charged with sedition while reporting on the Hathras Rape Case In the wake of the Supreme Court order staying the registration of FIRs, ongoing …

Committee on criminal law reforms recommended amendments to sedition law
2 years, 8 months ago

Committee on criminal law reforms recommended amendments to sedition law

The Hindu  

A panel of experts constituted by the Ministry of Home Affairs to suggest reforms to the British-era Indian Penal Code has recommended amendments to the sedition law, a senior government official told The Hindu. The Committee for Reforms in Criminal Laws appointed by the MHA in 2020 submitted an exhaustive report in March, which among other IPC sections also examined …

Supreme Court seeks interim protection for people charged with sedition
2 years, 8 months ago

Supreme Court seeks interim protection for people charged with sedition

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday indicated a willingness to wait, but not for too long, for the government to “re-examine” the colonial law of sedition. “How long will you take for the ‘reconsideration’ of the law,” Chief Justice Ramana asked. On the issue of protecting people from the misuse of sedition law, Mr. Mehta said those affected could always move …

Jahangirpuri Violence | "Local Police Failed To Stop Procession Having No Permission": Delhi Court Denies Bail To 8 Men
2 years, 8 months ago

Jahangirpuri Violence | "Local Police Failed To Stop Procession Having No Permission": Delhi Court Denies Bail To 8 Men

Live Law  

A Delhi Court has denied bail to 8 men accused in connection with the clashes that broke out last month in city's Jahangirpuri area during a Hanuman Jayanti procession.Additional Sessions Judge Gagandeep Singh of Rohini Courts observed that prima facie the case reflected that there was utter failure on the part of local police in stopping the said procession having …

SC to hear pleas to scrap the sedition law today: Explaining the British-era offence and how it's being 'misused'
2 years, 8 months ago

SC to hear pleas to scrap the sedition law today: Explaining the British-era offence and how it's being 'misused'

Firstpost  

The Apex court last year had asked the Centre why it was not repealing the colonial-era law used by the British to silence people like Mahatma Gandhi to suppress the freedom movement, as it expressed concern over the misuse of the provision A Supreme Court bench is scheduled to hear on Wednesday a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity …

Navneet, Ravi Rana charged with sedition: A look at cases when Maharashtra govt invoked sedition
2 years, 8 months ago

Navneet, Ravi Rana charged with sedition: A look at cases when Maharashtra govt invoked sedition

India Today  

Independent MP from Amravati, Navneet Rana, and her husband, Ravi Rana, an MLA from Badnera constituency, have been arrested by the Khar police for creating enmity between two groups and sedition charges were invoked. Our concern is misuse of the law and no accountability of the Executive.” Here are some of the prominent sedition cases filed in Maharashtra: KANGANA RANAUT …

Bulandshahr Violence: Court Allows Filing Sedition Charge Against 36 Accused
2 years, 9 months ago

Bulandshahr Violence: Court Allows Filing Sedition Charge Against 36 Accused

News 18  

A local court has allowed the filing of sedition charge against 36 accused in the 2018 Syana mob violence case here, in which two people, including a police officer, were killed, officials said on Thursday. Police Inspector Subodh Kumar Singh and a local resident Sumit had died of bullet injuries in the violence triggered after cattle carcasses were found outside …

Sedition Case: Delhi Court Proposes Day To Day Hearing Of Trial Against Sharjeel Imam In Anti-CAA Speeches Case
2 years, 10 months ago

Sedition Case: Delhi Court Proposes Day To Day Hearing Of Trial Against Sharjeel Imam In Anti-CAA Speeches Case

Live Law  

A Delhi Court on Tuesday proposed day to day hearing of the trial against Sharjeel Imam in a case relating to the alleged inflammatory speeches made by him in Aligarh Muslim University and Jamia area in Delhi against the Citizenship Amendment Act.Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat today formally framed charges against Imam in his presence and read out and explained …

Sedition Case: Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Sharjeel Imam's Plea Challenging Charges Framed In Anti-CAA Speeches Case
2 years, 10 months ago

Sedition Case: Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Sharjeel Imam's Plea Challenging Charges Framed In Anti-CAA Speeches Case

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice on plea moved by Sharjeel Imam challenging a Trial Court order framing charges against him in a case relating to the alleged inflammatory speeches made by him in Aligarh Muslim University and Jamia area in Delhi against the Citizenship Amendment Act.A division bench comprising of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Anoop Kumar …

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, …

Delhi Court Frames Sedition Charge Against Sharjeel Imam In Case Concerning Anti-CAA Speeches Made At AMU, Jamia
2 years, 11 months ago

Delhi Court Frames Sedition Charge Against Sharjeel Imam In Case Concerning Anti-CAA Speeches Made At AMU, Jamia

Live Law  

A Delhi Court on Monday framed charges against Sharjeel Imam in a case relating to the alleged inflammatory speeches made by him in Aligarh Muslim University and Jamia area in Delhi against the Citizenship Amendment Act.Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat framed charges under Sections 124A, 153A,. A Delhi Court on Monday framed charges against Sharjeel Imam in a case relating …

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