SC extends interim bail to Ashoka University professor in Operation Sindoor comment case, seeks SIT report

In a big improvement, the Supreme Court on Wednesday prolonged interim bail to Ali Khan Mahmudabad, affiliate professor and head of the Political Science division at Ashoka University in Haryana in relation to a social media submit on Operation Sindoor.

During the listening to of the matter, the apex courtroom sought report on investigation of SIT and mentioned no obstacle on Ashoka University professor’s proper to speech, expression, solely he cannot submit something on-line with respect to circumstances.

The Supreme Court additionally requested the Haryana police to apprise it about their response to NHRC discover on FIRs in opposition to Ashoka University professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad.

Earlier this week, Haryana’s Director General of Police Shatrujeet Kapur constituted an SIT to conduct investigations within the two FIRs in opposition to Ashoka University affiliate professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad.

Mahmudabad, who was despatched to judicial custody by a Sonipat courtroom, was on Thursday launched after the Supreme Court granted him interim bail. The prime courtroom, nevertheless, refusing to remain the investigation.

Headed by Additional Director General of Police (Crime) Mamta Singh, the SIT included Superintendent of Police (Karnal) Ganga Ram Punia and Superintendent of Police (STF, Gurugram) Vikrant Bhushan as members.

Singh can also be the commissioner of the Sonipat Police. The Haryana Police arrested Mahmudabad, head of Ashoka University’s political science division, on May 18 for his social media posts on Operation Sindoor.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted interim bail to Mahmudabad however refused to remain the investigation.

“He was released on interim bail on Thursday after the jail authorities in Sonipat received the release warrants,” mentioned Kapil Balyan, one in all Mahmudabad’s legal professionals in Sonipat.

According to Kapur’s order, in compliance with the Supreme Court’s ruling, an SIT headed by Singh was constituted to conduct investigations in reference to the FIRs dated May 17 and May 18 registered in opposition to Mahmudabad at Rai police station.

The SIT will expeditiously full the investigation within the “aforementioned cases and will submit a report under Sections 193 of BNSS (Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita), 2023, at the earliest”, in accordance with the order.