Sharjeel Imam is in judicial custody since January 2020. (PTI photo)
Special Judge Amitabh Rawat adjourned the matter to June 10 after hearing the arguments of Imam and the prosecution
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A Delhi court on Monday reserved its order on an application by former JNU student Sharjeel Imam, seeking interim bail in a case related to the alleged larger conspiracy behind the 2020 North-East Delhi riots. Special Judge Amitabh Rawat, after hearing the arguments of Imam and the prosecution, adjourned the matter to June 10.
In his application, Imam relied on the Supreme Court’s order on sedition and argued that the trial court cannot take into consideration Section 124A (sedition) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) pending a final decision on its constitutionality. The Supreme Court had in May directed the central government to put a stay on Section 124A of the IPC and asked the central and state governments to refrain from registering any case for the offense of sedition under Section 124A of the IPC.
Imam is accused of making inflammatory speeches against the government on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and the National Register of Citizens (NRC), especially at Jamia Millia Islamia University in December 2019, which led to violence in the area outside the university. They have been charged under various sections of the IPC and the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
In April 2020, Imam was charged with sedition, as the Delhi Police alleged that his speech promoted enmity between people that led to riots in the Jamia Millia Islamia University area. Communal clashes broke out in northeast Delhi in February 2020 after violence between supporters of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and its protesters spiraled out of control.
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