Sharjeel Imam was granted statutory bail by the Delhi High Court in the 2020 communal riots involving sedition charges. He was granted the bail under Section 436A of the CrPC as he had already spent four years in jail out of the maximum sentence of seven years. What are the other provisions for undertrials?
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.
Imam assailed a trial court order refusing to grant him bail even though he has undergone more than half of the maximum sentence that can be awarded to him in case of a conviction.
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The Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted bail to student activist Sharjeel Imam in connection with a 2020 communal riots case involving allegations of sedition and unlawful activities..