The Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted bail to student activist Sharjeel Imam in connection with case involving allegations of sedition and unlawful activities.
Imam was booked in the case registered by Delhi Police’s Special Branch, which was initially registered for the offence of sedition and Section 13 of UAPA was invoked later. He has been in custody since January 28, 2020 in the matter.
A Division Bench of Justices Suresh Kumar Kait and Manoj Jain granted statutory bail to Imam, Bar and Bench reported. He was imprisoned under sedition charges and UAPA case for allegedly making inflammatory speeches in Delhi’s Jamia area and Aligarh Muslim University. Despite the bail, Imam will remain in jail for other charges in the Delhi riots conspiracy case, the portal added.
According to the prosecution, Imam allegedly made speeches at Jamia Millia Islamia on December 13, 2019 and at the Aligarh Muslim University on December 16, 2019 where he threatened to cut off Assam and the rest of the North East from the country.
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