Allahabad High Court quashes criminal proceedings against Dr. Kafeel Khan in connection with Anti-CAA speech at Aligarh Muslim University

Single-judge Justice Gautam Chaudhary quashed the proceedings and the cognizance order of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Aligarh on the ground that prior sanction from the government was not obtained.

Dr. Kafeel Khan ,AMU

Areeb Uddin Ahmed

The Allahabad High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against Dr. Kafeel Khan in connection with a speech delivered by him at the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) during the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in December 2019.

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Anti CAA protests

Dr Kafeel Khan

Allahabad High Court quashes criminal proceedings against Dr. Kafeel Khan in connection with Anti-CAA speech at Aligarh Muslim University

Areeb Uddin Ahmed

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