Supreme Court Grants Interim Bail to Assam Professor in Pro-Pakistan Post Case

Overview

• A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi ordered Joynal Abedin’s release after over six months in jail, noting the case will take time to conclude.
• The order requires Abedin to furnish bail bonds and appear before the trial court at every hearing.
• The bench advised that the bail should not be treated as a basis for his reinstatement at Gossaigaon College.
• Justices recorded that two separate FIRs are pending against him, including a POCSO-linked case and allegations of molesting students, with investigations ongoing and no chargesheets filed.
• Proceedings in the social-media case remain at an early stage, with four prosecution witnesses yet to be examined after lower courts previously denied bail.