Anti-CAA speech: Allahabad HC quashes criminal proceedings against Dr Kafeel Khan
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The Allahabad High Court on Thursday quashed criminal proceedings against paediatrician Kafeel Khan over an alleged anti-CAA speech made by him at Aligarh Muslim University.
The Allahabad High Court on Thursday quashed criminal proceedings against paediatrician Kafeel Khan over an anti-CAA speech made by him at Aligarh Muslim University due to lack of necessary sanction from the government. A single judge bench of Justice Gautam Chaudhary set aside a charge sheet and cognisance order passed against Khan, noting that the requisite sanction was not taken by district magistrate from central and state governments under Section 196(A) of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC).More Related News