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Delhi Court grants bail to Sharjeel Imam in sedition case after 31 months of custody

A Delhi Court on Friday granted bail to Sharjeel Imam in a sedition case lodged against him for allegedly making an inflammatory speech at Jamia during an anti-CAA-NRC protest in 2019. He was in custody for the last 31 months. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Sharjeel Imam granted bail in sedition case, to stay in custody in other cases

Former JNU student Sharjeel Imam has been granted bail in a sedition case accusing him of provocative speech – that allegedly led to violence in Jamia Nagar area – during protests against the citizenship law in December 2019, Live Law reported. However, he will continue to be in custody in…

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‘Media’s lies surpassed even those of cops’: Umar Khalid tears into coverage of his case

Responding to an open letter to him, jailed activist Umar Khalid has torn into media coverage of his bail proceedings, saying the “lies of the media have far surpassed even the lies of the police” and are “shaping the majoritarian collective conscience” even before “any court of law takes up…

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Delhi HC seeks stand of police on JNU student Sharjeel Imam’s interim bail plea

NEW DELHI: Delhi High Court on Friday sought the stand of police on JNU student Sharjeel Imam’s plea seeking interim bail in a 2020 riots case involving allegations of sedition.

The Times of India

Sharjeel Imam ‘assault’: Delhi court seeks jail footage

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Thursday asked the Tihar jail authorities to place on record the CCTV camera footage of the prison cell where JNU student Sharjeel Imam, arrested under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, was lodged after he alleged that he was physically assaulted in prison.

The Times of India

Delhi: Court adjourns Sharjeel Imam's interim bail plea for next month

Sharjeel's Advocate Talib Hussain argued that in the light of direction given by the Supreme court on Sedition law, the trial should stay and Sharjeel Imam should be released on interim bail. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Delhi riots: Court reserves order on interim bail plea of ex-JNU student Sharjeel Imam

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Monday reserved its order on an application by former JNU student Sharjeel Imam, seeking interim bail in a case related to the alleged larger conspiracy behind the 2020 North-east Delhi riots.

The Times of India

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Sedition law freeze | No respite for people booked under UAPA

Freeze on sedition has not transformed into bail for Kappan and Khalid as they face case under UAPA

The Hindu

Delhi: Umar Khalid’s counsel distances him from Sharjeel Imam, seeks bail

NEW DELHI: Jailed JNU student Umar Khalid, arrested in a UAPA case, sought bail in Delhi High Court on Monday by arguing that the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) were against an “unjust law” and not an act against the sovereign State.

The Times of India

Sedition trial on hold, Sharjeel Imam in Delhi HC for bail

NEW DELHI: Days after the Supreme Court put the trial of sedition cases on hold, Jawaharlal Nehru University student leader Sharjeel Imam has moved Delhi High Court seeking interim bail in a case of alleged inflammatory speeches by him in 2019 and 2020.

The Times of India

India top court puts colonial-era sedition law on hold for review

Rights groups and even the Supreme Court have spoken out about rampant misuse of the law against activists and students.

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Delhi HC defers hearing on bail plea of Umar Khalid till May 6

NEW DELHI: In view of the upcoming hearing before the Supreme Court on the constitutional validity of the sedition law, Delhi High Court on Friday deferred hearing on Umar Khalid’s plea for bail in a UAPA case till May 6.

The Times of India

Chakka Jam envisaged as part of action plan, Delhi Court mentioned while dismissing Umar Khalid's bail plea

Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat said that there are two important factors that were highlighted by counsel and which needs a mention. Full story

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Sedition case: Delhi Police opposes Sharjeel Imam's bail plea in high court

NEW DELHI: Delhi Police Thursday opposed in the Delhi High Court the bail plea of JNU Student Sharjeel Imam, arrested in a case related to alleged inflammatory speeches made by him during the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) in 2019.

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Delhi HC seeks police response on Sharjeel Imam’s bail petition

NEW DELHI: Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought police’s stand on bail plea of JNU student Sharjeel Imam, pointing out that the trial court failed to deal with the issue of sedition that requires specific calls for violence.

The Hindu

HC notice to Delhi Police on Sharjeel Imam’s fresh bail plea

Court hints that it is inclined to grant relief, seeks reply

Al Jazeera

Sharjeel Imam: Indian activist languishes in jail for a speech

Rights activists say Imam is being punished for opposing a controversial citizenship law pushed by the ruling BJP party.

The Times of India

CAA-NRC protest: Sharjeel Imam seems to be skeptical of ideas of secularism, democracy, says court

NEW DELHI: A Delhi Court while framing charges of sedition against Jawaharlal Nehru University student Sharjeel Imam noted that in his speeches Imam appears to be "skeptical of the ideas of secularism and democracy."

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CAA-NRC protest: Sharjeel Imam seems to be sceptical of ideas of secularism, democracy, says court

NEW DELHI: A Delhi Court while framing charges of sedition against Jawaharlal Nehru University student Sharjeel Imam noted that in his speeches Imam appears to be "sceptical of the ideas of secularism and democracy."

The Times of India

Anti-CAA protest: Delhi court frames sedition charge against Sharjeel Imam

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Monday framed charges under sedition against JNU student Sharjeel Imam in a case related to alleged inflammatory speeches made by him during the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) in 2019.

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