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Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Sharjeel Imam, accused successful a larger conspiracy lawsuit related to north-east Delhi Riots 2020, approached a Delhi tribunal connected Monday (October 13, 2025) seeking interim bail for 2 weeks to contention the upcoming Bihar Assembly election.
Mr. Imam, booked nether the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) by the Delhi constabulary and lodged successful Tihar jailhouse for implicit 5 years, is awaiting trial.
He has filed the exertion for interim bail earlier Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Sameer Bajpai of Karkardooma Courts for contesting predetermination arsenic an Independent campaigner from Bahadurganj seat. In the application, Mr. Imam said helium is simply a “political captive and a pupil activist” and is consenting to contention polls from his location State, Bihar.
“....it is pertinent to notation that the applicant is contesting arsenic an autarkic campaigner and is not associated with immoderate governmental party. 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,” the plea filed by Mr. Imam reads.
Seeking bail from October 15 to 29, helium stressed that the process of filing information papers for the 18th Bihar Legislative Assembly Elections is scheduled to commence connected October 13, and the past day for the aforesaid is October 20.
Therefore, it is indispensable that the Applicant is contiguous successful his contesting constituency to record his information and marque indispensable arrangements for his electoral campaign.
Mr. Imam was denied regular bail successful the Delhi riots lawsuit by the Delhi High Court past month.
His entreaty against that bid is pending earlier the Supreme Court.
