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Delhi HC Sets Aside Order Discharging Sharjeel, Safoora in Jamia Violence Case

“Right to peaceful assembly is subject to restriction. Damage to property & peace is not protected," the court said.

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On Tuesday, 28 March, the Delhi High Court set aside a trial court order discharging Sharjeel Imam, Safoora Zargar, Asif Iqbal Tanha and eight others in connection with the Jamia Violence case from 2019. 

What did the HC say?

According to Bar and Bench and Livelaw, Delhi High Court Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said:

  • “Right to peaceful assembly is subject to restriction. Damage to property and peace is not protected”

  • "Prima facie, as seen in the video, the respondents were in the first line of the mob. They were raising slogans of Delhi police murdabad and were violently pushing the barricades”

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