Delhi High Court Declines to Halt Trial in Kapil Mishra Inflammatory Remarks Case

The court has issued a notice on Mishra's appeal and directed the trial court to proceed independently, with the next hearing set for May 19, 2025.

Kapil Mishra is facing trial for allegedly making inflammatory remarks during the 2020 Delhi assembly elections, accused of promoting enmity on religious grounds.
The Delhi High Court refused to stay the trial proceedings but issued a notice on Mishra's appeal against a March 7 city court order upholding the summons against him.
The trial court has been directed to independently consider submissions while framing charges, without being influenced by prior judicial observations.
Mishra's legal team argues that his remarks referenced Pakistan and Shaheen Bagh without targeting any specific community, framing them as criticism of anti-national elements.
The Delhi Police contends that the remarks promoted hatred against religious communities, emphasizing that the tweets did not explicitly mention the Citizenship (Amendment) Act.