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Delhi court cancels Sharjeel Imam interim bail for media breach

By Drooid · Oct 10, 2026, 4:16 PM UTC · How we work

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Sharjeel Imam Bail Revoked

Delhi court revoked Sharjeel Imam’s interim bail after finding he breached the media-contact condition.
Judge Sameer Bajpai heard police present YouTube and X clips showing Imam with a journalist.
Judge refused to cancel bail because Imam had boarded a flight to surrender.
Interim bail, ordered September 22, allowed Imam October 4-10 for cousins’ weddings and barred social media.

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Sharjeel Imam Surrenders

A FIR filed over the 2020 northeast Delhi riots implicates Imam under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
Imam also faces Indian Penal Code sections for incitement and violence.
His counsel says he boarded a flight to Delhi to surrender to authorities.
The bail order bars Imam from using any social media and contacting media persons.
It also limits his meetings to family, relatives or friends during the interim bail period.

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Historical Context

In June 1975 Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, after the Allahabad High Court voided her election, urged President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed to proclaim a national emergency, suspending civil liberties and imprisoning more than 100,000 opponents under laws such as the 1971 MISA. Today Delhi’s High Court, recalling that legacy, revoked activist Sharjeel Imam’s bail under the UAPA, echoing past curbs on speech.

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Sharjeel Imam Bail Revoked

Delhi court revoked Sharjeel Imam’s interim bail after finding he breached the media-contact condition.
Judge Sameer Bajpai heard police present YouTube and X clips showing Imam with a journalist.
Judge refused to cancel bail because Imam had boarded a flight to surrender.
Interim bail, ordered September 22, allowed Imam October 4-10 for cousins’ weddings and barred social media.

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