Allahabad HC revokes NSA charges against UP Dr Kafeel Khan, grants conditional bail
Khan was arrested by the UP STF in January from Mumbai after he allegedly made inflammatory statements at the Aligarh Muslim University during a protest against the CAA on December 12, 2019.
New Delhi: The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday granted conditional bail to Dr Kafeel Khan, who was charged under National Security Act for his alleged inflammatory statements at the Aligarh Muslim University during a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
Notably, the order comes days after the Supreme Court asked the High Court to decide and dispose of the petition related to the release of Dr Kafeel Khan in 15 days.
Allahabad High Court grants conditional bail to Dr Kafeel Khan (in file pic).
He was booked under National Security Act (NSA) & arrested from Mumbai in January this year, for his alleged provocative speech at Aligarh Muslim University in December 2019, amid anti-CAA protests. pic.twitter.com/udv7ni1u0g
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FIR filed against Khan in December last year
Khan was arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force in January from Mumbai after he allegedly made inflammatory statements at the Aligarh Muslim University during a protest against the CAA on December 12, 2019.
The National Security Act empowers the Centre or state government to detain a person, without being charged in court, for up to a year to prevent him from doing anything which could disrupt public order or endanger the security of India or its relation with foreign countries.
Khan, a pediatrician, was earlier arrested in 2017 following the death of over 60 children in less than a week at the BRD Medical College in Gorakhpur.
Nearly two years later, a UP government report cleared the doctor of all major accusations.