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NEW DELHI: JNU student and pupil activistic Sharjeel Imam connected Tuesday withdrew his plea earlier a Karkardooma tribunal seeking interim bail to contention the upcoming Bihar legislative assembly elections, according to Bar and Bench.Advocate Ahmad Ibrahim, appearing for Imam, told the tribunal that a regular bail plea is already pending earlier the Supreme Court and that the due forum for the interim bail exertion should besides person been the apex court. Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Sameer Bajpai asked Ibrahim to record an exertion to that effect and said the petition would beryllium allowed.Imam had sought interim bail from October 15 to 29 to contention elections from the Bahadurganj assembly spot arsenic an autarkic candidate.
In his plea, helium described himself arsenic a “political captive and a pupil activist.” It was submitted that “He [Imam] is consenting to contention elections from his location authorities Bihar which is scheduled to instrumentality spot from successful 2 phases from 10.10.2025 to 16.11.2025.”Sharjeel Imam, a nonmigratory of Jehanabad territory successful Bihar, has been successful custody since January 2020. He was booked successful respective cases linked to the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC).
While helium was granted bail successful immoderate of those cases, helium remains incarcerated successful transportation with the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case, successful which the Delhi Police has invoked the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA).On September 2, the Delhi precocious tribunal rejected his regular bail plea successful the riots conspiracy case. His entreaty against that bid is pending earlier the Supreme Court.Earlier, Imam had besides moved a plea seeking 14-day interim bail from November 15 to 29 to record his information and run successful Bihar.
The plea said helium wanted to contention from the Bahadurganj assembly spot arsenic an autarkic candidate. It stated, “That since the applicant is simply a governmental captive and a pupil activist, helium is consenting to contention elections from his location state, Bihar.”The plea further said, “There is nary 1 to instrumentality attraction of and marque arrangements for his information and run for the elections, but his younger brother, who is besides presently looking aft his ailing parent and providing for his family.” It besides referred to the September 2024 bid of the Patiala House territory court, which had granted interim bail to Engineer Abdul Rashid to run successful the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections.(With inputs from PTI and Bar and Bench)
