Wrong Evidence Presented Against Delhi Riots Accused Sharjeel Imam Says Counsel

12 Dec 2024

The Delhi High Court on Thursday heard arguments on the bail plea of Sharjeel Imam, an accused in the alleged larger conspiracy behind the 2020 Delhi riots. His counsel argued that Sharjeel Imam never incited people to violence nor was he involved in any violence or overt acts. A division...

Delhi HC Grants Bail to Sharjeel Imam in High-Profile Sedition Case

29 May 2024

In a significant development, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted statutory bail to Sharjeel Imam in a sedition case related to inflammatory speeches at Jamia Millia Islamia and Aligarh Muslim University in 2019. The division bench, comprising Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Manoj Jain, approved Imam's bail application based...

Sharjeel Imam, The JNU Scholar Granted Bail By Delhi HC In 2020 Riots Case

29 May 2024

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted bail to Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) scholar Sharjeel Imam in a case related to the 2020 communal riots, involving charges of sedition and unlawful activities. The bail was granted by a bench comprising Justices Suresh Kumar Kait and Manoj Jain. Sharjeel Imam was...

Umar Khalid Withdraws Bail Plea In Delhi Riots Charges

14 Feb 2024

On Wednesday, former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Umar Khalid dropped his bail appeal before the Supreme Court in the February 2020 riots in North-East Delhi. A bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and Pankaj Mithal allowed him to withdraw his bail application. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, representing Khalid, informed the bench...

Jamia violence: Delhi HC to hear plea against Sharjeel Imam, 10 others on Feb 13

10 Feb 2023

The Delhi High court on Friday allowed the urgent listing of plea moved by Delhi Police against the discharge of 11 persons including student activists Sharjeel Imam, Asif Iqbal Tanha, Safoora Zargar, who were previously accused in 2019 Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) University Violence. The division bench headed by chief...

Delhi HC asks trial court to consider Sharjeel Imam’s bail plea for relief

28 Sep 2022

The Delhi High Court has instructed a trial court to first consider former JNU student Sharjeel Imam's application for relief under Section 436-A CrPC on the grounds that he has been in custody for 31 months following a 2019 sedition FIR, in accordance with the Supreme Court's directive to keep...