Overview

• Sharjeel Imam faces multiple FIRs across Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, and Delhi for a single speech during 2020 anti-CAA protests.
• The Supreme Court observed that prosecuting Imam separately in different states for the same speech could amount to double jeopardy.
• Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna proposed either transferring all cases to Delhi or staying trials in other states until the Delhi trial concludes.
• Additional Solicitor General S.V. Raju argued that separate prosecutions are justified due to distinct impacts of the speech in different states.
• The court adjourned the matter for two weeks to allow further submissions from the involved parties.