New Delhi :The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought response from Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh whether the state governments have any objections if the trials of former JNU student Sharjeel Imam are transferred to Delhi.
Senior advocate Siddharth Dave, appearing for Imam, submitted before a bench comprising justices Sanjiv Khanna, Sanjay Kumar and R Mahadevan, that chargesheets have been filed in the FIRs registered in Assam and Manipur. Dave said in the case registered in Assam, the question of default bail is involved.
During the hearing, the bench said it needs to seek the responses of the respondent state governments on whether they have any objections if the chargesheets are transferred to a Delhi court.