Activist Sharjeel Imam, jailed under UAPA in the Delhi riots case since 2020, moved the Delhi court for interim bail to contest the 18th Bihar Assembly polls, citing his right to participate in the democratic process.
Activist Sharjeel Imam, jailed under UAPA in the Delhi riots case since 2020, moves the Delhi court for interim bail to contest the 18th Bihar Assembly polls, citing his right to participate in the democratic process.
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According to LiveLaw, Sharjeel approached Karkardooma court and sought an interim bail for 14 days from October 14 to October 29.
Last month, the Supreme Court issued notice to the Delhi police on pleas of Sharjeel Imam, Umar Khalid, Gulfisha Fatima, Meeran Haider and Shifa Ur Rehman challenging the Delhi High Court order, which denied them bail in the UAPA case linked to the alleged larger conspiracy behind the 2020 north-east Delhi riots.
A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and NV Anjaria posted the matter for hearing on October 27.
Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi said they are students and have been in jail for over five years.
“Yes we will hear you and dispose it of… issue notice in all,” the bench ordered.
The Delhi High Court on September 2 denied bail to Imam, Khalid and seven others – Mohd Saleem Khan, Shifa Ur Rehman, Athar Khan, Meeran Haider, Shadab Ahmed, Abdul Khalid Saifi and Gulfisha Fatima.
The High Court had observed that prima facie, the role of Imam and Khalid in the entire conspiracy was “grave”, having delivered inflammatory speeches on communal lines to “instigate mass mobilisation of members of the Muslim community.”
