Observing that students are expected to respect the law of the land, a Mumbai sessions court Friday rejected the anticipatory bail pleas of two TISS students accused of raising slogans seeking the release of Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, who are facing trial under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), and of possessing downloaded books and other material that the prosecution said reflected Maoist ideology.
Seven others, who had also attended an October 2025 gathering to mark the death anniversary of former Delhi University professor G N Saibaba, were granted anticipatory bail. The pleas were filed in the same month.
