sharjeel imam

The Supreme Court on Friday chose not to comment on observations questioning its earlier bail denial to activists Umar Khalid and sharjeel imam. While hearing bail pleas for other riot accused, the bench indicated it might grant interim bail, but will consider Delhi Police's plea for a larger bench review on UAPA bail norms.

In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court underscored the primacy of bail, regardless of UAPA constraints, asserting that personal freedom must not be persistently restricted. By referencing the KA Najeeb case, the justices highlighted that extended detention without trial contravenes constitutional principles, challenging previous judgments that had sidestepped this fundamental right.

The latest judgment faulted two earlier rulings, holding them inconsistent with the landmark February 1, 2021 verdict by a three-judge bench of Justices N V Ramana, Surya Kant and Aniruddha Bose, which ruled that UAPA’s stringent bail conditions cannot be “used as the sole metric for denial of bail”

sharjeel imam, an accused in the "larger conspiracy" case related to the Delhi riots of 2020, reached his ancestral village Kako after six years to attend his younger brother Muzzammil Imam's wedding and spend time with his ailing mother. The Imam arrived here following a 10-day interim bail by a Delhi Court.

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sharjeel imam has been granted interim bail for 10 days to attend his brother's wedding and visit his ailing mother. The court imposed strict conditions, including no media interaction and limited contact with case-related individuals. Imam must surrender on March 30th after nearly six years in jail.

Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student sharjeel imam, arrested for allegedly making inflammatory speeches during the protests against CAA and NRC, told a Delhi court on Wednesday that there was nothing in his speech that caused religious animosity.

A court in Delhi on Monday extended the police custody of sharjeel imam, arrested on sedition charges, by three days, his lawyer said.

The Delhi Police on Saturday charged former JNU student sharjeel imam with sedition before a court here for allegedly inciting people to indulge in activities detrimental to the sovereignty and integrity of the country.

A Delhi court on Wednesday allowed police to take voice sample of activist sharjeel imam, arrested on sedition charges, for comparing it with that in a video clip in which he is purportedly making a hate speech and targeting the government. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Purushotam Pathak passed the order on an application by Delhi Police and directed that the accused, currently in judicial custody, be produced at CFSL on February 13.

A Delhi court Thursday sent sharjeel imam, arrested on sedition charges, to judicial custody for six days, his lawyer said.

The Special Investigation Team (SIT) questioning JNU scholar sharjeel imam has found that he was not alone when he addressed the crowd at Jamia Millia Islamia and Aligarh Muslim University. The people who accompanied him are under the scanner too.

The Delhi Police have booked former JNU student sharjeel imam under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in connection with the violent protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act near Jamia Millia Islamia in December last year, said his lawyer.

Delhi Police has identified three friends of JNU scholar, sharjeel imam, who have allegedly been aiding him in preparing his speeches. His mobile phone has been recovered from his brother’s place in Kako village, and his laptop from his apartment in Vasant Kunj.

A Delhi court on Tuesday sent sharjeel imam, who has been named as an "instigator" by the Delhi Police in its charge sheet on violent protests against the CAA at New Friends Colony last year, to judicial custody till March 3. He was arrested on sedition charges. The charge sheet consists of CCTV footage, call records and statements of over 100 witnesses.

Delhi High Court on Tuesday said it would hear on January 30 two separate applications by Jawaharlal Nehru University student sharjeel imam seeking regular bail and interim bail in connection with a 2020 riots case involving allegations of sedition.

A Delhi court Monday sent sharjeel imam, arrested on sedition charges, to one day custody of Delhi Police in a case related to violent protests against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) at New Friend's colony on December 15.

The Delhi High Court has dismissed the bail pleas of sharjeel imam, Umar Khalid, and seven others in connection with the 2020 Delhi riots larger conspiracy case. The prosecution argued the violence was a planned conspiracy to defame India, not spontaneous riots.

Delhi High Court on Friday sought the stand of the police on a plea by jailed student activist sharjeel imam challenging the slapping of offences of sedition and hate speech in a criminal case concerning his alleged objectionable speech delivered at Jamia Millia Islamia in December 2019.

A court on Monday reserved an order on a plea by former JNU student sharjeel imam seeking statutory bail on the ground that he had spent in custody half of the maximum punishment prescribed in a sedition case. Imam has been in custody since January 28, 2020.

Even as police of different states have launched a manhunt for JNU student sharjeel imam, the varsity administration has directed him to report before the proctorial committee before February 3. The inquiry against him is based on alleged “provocative speeches” made by him at Aligarh Muslim University.