The Court also said that though it cannot consider offence of sedition under Section 124A IPC since it has been kept in abeyance by Supreme Court, Imam's acts will qualify as sedition as per "normal dictionary meaning".
The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice to Delhi Police on JNU student Sharjeel Imam's appeal against a lower court order denying him interim bail in a sedition case.
A Delhi court on Saturday rejected a plea for interim bail filed by former Jawaharlal Nehru University student Sharjeel Imam in a sedition case registered against him.