HC to Hear Pleas For Cancellation of Kanhaiya’s Bail For 23 March

Delhi High Court will hear pleas seeking cancellation of interim bail for Kanhaiya Kumar next week.

Kanhaiya Kumar in JNU on 3 March 2016. (Photo: PTI)

The Delhi High Court on Thursday fixed for 23 March the hearing on the pleas seeking cancellation of interim bail granted to JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar in a sedition case.

However, when the judge Suresh Kait fixed the next date of hearing, advocate RP Luthra, who appeared for one of the petitioners seeking cancellation of interim bail as well as initiation of perjury proceedings against Kanhaiya, told the bench that it was an urgent matter and it should be heard on 21 March.

The bench declined his oral request saying, “The police is there and they are taking care of it.” Luthra, who appeared for petitioner Prashant Kumar Umrao, insisted that the matter be heard on Monday, saying due to the speeches given by Kanhaiya after his release on interim bail, “the damage is being multiplied”.

Kanhaiya, who was granted six months interim bail on 2 March, is facing sedition charge in connection with an event at JNU on 9 February where ‘anti-national’ slogans were allegedly raised and Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru hailed as a ‘martyr’.