The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday revoked the charges under the National Security Act against Gorakhpur doctor Kafeel Khan , and asked th...
The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday revoked the charges under the National Security Act against Gorakhpur doctor Kafeel Khan, and asked the state government to release him immediately, reported Live Law. Khan has been in custody since January 29 for allegedly making inflammatory remarks during a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act at the Aligarh Muslim University in December.
The order came after the doctor’s mother, Nuzhat Parween, filed a habeas corpus plea, alleging that her son was detained illegally. The division bench of Chief Justice Govind Mathur and Justice Saumitra Dayal Singh passed the order.
The first information report, filed on December 13, said that Khan had attempted to vitiate the peaceful ambiance at the university and disturb communal harmony.
“The extension of the period of detention of detenue Dr Kafeel Khan is also declared illegal,” the order said, according to Bar and Bench. “A writ in the nature of habeas corpus is hereby issued to release Dr Kafeel Khan, the detenue from State custody forthwith.”
Dr Kafeel Khan's plea against detention has been allowed by a Division Bench of Chief Justice Govind Mathur and Justice Saumitra Fatal Singh of the Allahabad High Court. #kafeelkhan pic.twitter.com/PAaoroQIHw
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The High Court also found prima facie that Khan’s speech “does not disclose any effort to...
