Allahabad High Court Grants Bail To Sharjeel Imam In Sedition Case Filed Over His Speech At AMU

The Allahabad High Court today granted bail to Sharjeel Imam in a sedition case registered against him in Aligarh for allegedly delivering an 'anti-national speech' at AMU [Aligarh Muslim Univeristy] during Anti CAA-NRC protests.

The Bench of Justice Saumitra Dayal Singh granted him bail today, however, a detailed order of the High Court in this regard is awaited.

The allegations against Imam relate to spreading hatred towards the Govt of India and the Indian Armed Forces, creating enmity & hatred between the two communities & endangering the unity, integrity, & sovereignty of the nation.

A Delhi Court earlier this month reserved orders on the bail plea moved by Sharjeel Imam in relation to the allegedly inflammatory speeches made by him in Aligarh Muslim University and Jamia area in Delhi against the Citizenship Amendment Act.

A Delhi Court last month dismissed the regular bail plea filed by Sharjeel Imam in a 2019 case alleging that he delivered provocative speeches which led to Delhi Riots at various places observing that the tone and tenor of the incendiary speech tend to have a debilitating effect upon public tranquility, peace and harmony of the society.