On Tuesday, The Apex Court directed the High Court of Allahabad to decide & dispose of in fifteen days the petition related to the release Dr Kafeel Khan, who was arrested for his alleged inflammatory statements at the Aligarh Muslim University during a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
A bench of the Supreme Court, headed by CJI SA Bobde, asked the Allahabad High Court to hear & expeditiously consider the matter on merits & to see & consider in 15 days' time whether Dr Kafeel Khan should be released or not.
Dr Khan was arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force from Mumbai after he allegedly made inflammatory statements at the Aligarh Muslim University during a protest against the CAA on Dec 12, 2019.
On Feb 14, 2020, he was charged under the National Security Act.
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