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TopicSharjeel Imam

Topic: Sharjeel Imam

Supreme Court asks Delhi HC to speed up hearing bail plea of Delhi riots accused Sharjeel Imam

Imam's counsel, senior advocate Siddhartha Dave, told the top court that the bail plea was pending since 2022.

Delhi HC refuses early hearing of Sharjeel Imam’s bail plea in 2020 riots case

An accused in the 2020 Delhi riots case, Imam's bail plea is scheduled to be heard on October 7. He has been in jail for more than four years.

Student activist Sharjeel Imam gets bail in 2020 sedition case for anti-CAA protests

He had sought statutory bail on the grounds that the period in custody was half of the maximum seven years punishment for the offence.

Delhi HC directs trial court to decide on Sharjeel Imam’s bail in sedition case by next month

The student activist has sought bail under 436A of the CrPC stating that he has already spent 4 years in custody, which is more than half of the maximum sentence.

Delhi HC overturns discharge of Sharjeel Imam, 10 others in Jamia violence case: ‘Used force & violence’

Overruling the trial court's order, Delhi HC said the video clips and witnesses’ statements were sufficient to frame charges for 'unlawful assembly and rioting' in the 2019 case.

Delhi court discharges Sharjeel Imam in 2019 Jamia violence case

Imam will, however, continue to remain in jail as he is an accused in the larger conspiracy case of the 2020 northeast Delhi riots.

Delhi court grants bail to former JNU student Sharjeel Imam in sedition case

Imam — who is in judicial custody since January 2020 — will, however, continue to remain in jail as he is yet to secure bail in the Delhi riots conspiracy case.

Marriage, assault by inmates & 2 years in jail later, why court granted bail to Ishrat Jahan

Former Congress councillor Ishrat Jahan was granted bail Monday in connection with an FIR over a conspiracy to hatch the Delhi riots. Here’s what led to the order.

Handle bearing new JNU V-C’s name deleted after old tweets slamming students, backing BJP emerge

Unverified account, which carried Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit’s name, made references to Sharjeel Imam and Nathuram Godse, among others. No confirmation on whether it was her own.

Bid ‘to divide & misguide’ — why court framed sedition, UAPA charges against Sharjeel Imam

A Delhi court on 24 January framed charges against JNU student Sharjeel Imam for allegedly delivering inflammatory speeches at AMU and Delhi’s Jamia Millia Islamia.

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Dhankhar’s resignation: How Modi-Shah’s ‘capable’ BJP has served another strong message to RSS

One has to be incredibly credulous to buy BJP spin masters’ argument that the government got rid of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar for harmonious relationship with the judiciary.

Govt’s earlier FDI limit of 74% in insurance sector has remained underutilised, Parliament told

In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.

India wanted a stable, prosperous Pakistan but our peace efforts were mistaken for weakness: Rajnath

Modi government had also made numerous efforts to establish peace with Pakistan but has now adopted a different path, militarily, to establish peace, adds defence minister.

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.