Court denies bail to Sharjeel, frames charges
The Hindu
A Delhi court on Monday dismissed the bail plea of former JNU student Sharjeel Imam in a case related to alleged inflammatory speeches given by him at Aligarh Muslim University and in the Jamia area d
A Delhi court on Monday dismissed the bail plea of former JNU student Sharjeel Imam in a case related to alleged inflammatory speeches given by him at Aligarh Muslim University and in the Jamia area during the anti-CAA agitation in 2019 and 2020.
The order was passed by Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat on a plea filed by Imam, through Advocate Tanveer Ahmed Mir.
ASJ Rawat also framed charges against Imam in the matter under IPC sections pertaining to sedition, promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, etc., imputations, assertions prejudicial to national integration, statements conducing to public mischief, apart from section 13 of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.