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Supreme Court Extends Bail for Ashoka Professor, Orders SIT to Submit Report

His right to free speech remains intact despite a court-imposed bar on online comments related to the FIRs

Ali Khan Mahmudabad is an associate professor and head of the Political Science department at Haryana’s Ashoka University.
Ali Khan Mahmudabad is an associate professor and the head of the department of political science at Ashoka University, Sonipat,
Sonipat: Ashoka University professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad being escorted by police personnel after his arrest in Sonipat on May 18. (PTI)
Don't try to expand scope of probe: Top court relief to Ashoka University professor

Overview

  • On May 28, the Supreme Court extended interim bail for Professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad and directed the Special Investigation Team to file a status report at the next hearing.
  • The bench ordered the SIT to confine its probe strictly to the contents of the two FIRs lodged in Sonipat district.
  • Justices affirmed Mahmudabad’s constitutional right to free speech yet maintained a prohibition on his online commentary about the FIRs and Operation Sindoor.
  • Mahmudabad was arrested on May 18 after two FIRs accused him of social media posts that allegedly endangered India’s sovereignty and promoted enmity between religious groups.
  • The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognizance of his arrest, noting potential violations of his human rights and seeking a response from Haryana Police.