New Delhi:The Yogi Adityanath government in UP today lost its case against Dr. Kafeel Khan in the Supreme Court seeking tough charges, under the National Security Act (NSA) for a speech against the controversial CAA law.
The Yogi Adityanath, UP government had challenged the Allahabad High Court’s September 1 verdict that cancelled the detention of Dr. Kafeel Khan under the NSA, calling it “illegal”.
Chief Justice of India SA Bobde said, confirming an Allahabad High Court order that had freed the doctor.
- “Criminal cases will be decided on their own merits. You cannot use a preventive detention order in another case.”
- “It seems to be a good order by the High Court. We see no reason to interfere with the order. But the observations will not affect the prosecution on criminal cases.”
Dr. Kafeel khan wrote series of tweets.
“The Supreme Court dismissed the petition of the Uttar Pradesh government challenging the High Court’s decision to revoke my detention under my NSA.
I had full faith in the court and got justice. Thank you very much / thank you / thank you.
Alhamdulillah, Jai Hind”
Dr Kafeel Khan, a Gorakhpur-based pediatrics doctor was arrested from Mumbai in January 2020 over an allegedly “inflammatory” speech he gave last year at the Aligarh Muslim University during a protest organized against the (CAA) Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019.
The doctor was slapped with charges under the National Security Act for “disturbing public order in the city and creating an atmosphere of fear and insecurity within the citizens of Aligarh”.
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