A division bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Manoj Jain were hearing Imam’s bail plea in the matter wherein his counsel Talib Mustafa argued he is seeking bail on the “grounds of parity”. AdvertisementOpposing this, Special Public Prosecutor Amit Prasad appearing for the Delhi Police submitted, “Sharjeel Imam has a lot of history. Prasad also said the 2021 HC bail order was challenged before the Supreme Court wherein the bail order was not disturbed but the SC had directed that such an order of granting bail shall not be taken as a precedent, such order cannot be relied upon. The Delhi Police had, in its plea before the SC, raised concerns about the comments made by the HC regarding the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, 1967, in the bail order, The Indian Express had reported. Addressing these concerns, the SC in its May 2023 order said, “The impugned order is an extremely elaborate order of bail interpreting various provisions of the UAPA Act.

Source: Indian Express January 16, 2024 06:27 UTC