In a hearing for securing anticipatory bail for Delhi Minorities Commission chairman, Dr Zafarul Islam Khan, the Delhi High Court ordered that no coercive measures be taken against Khan.
The court has granted interim protection to the minorities panel chief until the next date, 22nd June 2020. The bail plea was filed by Supreme Court advocate Vrinda Grover.
A case was registered against the Khan, based on the complaint by a Vasant Kunj resident, on 30 April. The Sections invoked are 124A (sedition) and 153A (Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony) of the Indian Penal Code.
