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Supreme Court Extends Interim Bail for Ashoka University Professor and Confines SIT Probe to Two FIRs

Restricting his social media commentary to matters outside the FIRs, the bench directed the SIT to submit its investigation report

Sonipat: Ashoka University professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad being escorted by police personnel after his arrest in Sonipat on May 18. (PTI)
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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,

Overview

  • A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Dipankar Datta extended Ali Khan Mahmudabad’s interim bail until further orders while affirming his right to free speech except on matters under investigation.
  • The court ordered the Special Investigation Team to limit its inquiry strictly to the two First Information Reports filed against Mahmudabad under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
  • Mahmudabad remains barred from making any online posts or public comments related to the two FIRs or Operation Sindoor as part of his bail conditions.
  • The Supreme Court instructed the SIT to file its investigation report before the apex court prior to its submission in the trial court.
  • The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognizance of the arrest and a group of former civil servants has condemned the criminal charges as “outrageous and absurd.”