Brief Facts : Imam Sharjeel was arrested in January 2020 for speeches made by him at Jamia, Delhi and AMU. It was alleged that the speeches made by him are seditious in nature. There is another FIR registered against him in the Larger Conspiracy Case related to Delhi Riots. Bail application for that is also pending.
Summary : The counsel argued that criticism of constitutional policy and governmental policy cannot be termed as seditious. The speech was made in the context of CAA-NRC and the FIR has taken selective passages to give it an illegal context.
