Sharjeel Imam PhD Access
Delhi High Court Asks Tihar Jail To Respond To Sharjeel Imam PhD Request
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The Delhi High Court has asked Tihar Jail authorities to respond to Sharjeel Imam’s request to access his PhD research materials while in custody in a case related to the 2020 northeast Delhi riots. Imam’s lawyer said his doctoral synopsis was approved by the UGC and Jawaharlal Nehru University, and that he needs access to 2,132 files, including books, articles and archival records. He proposed using a computer with no internet or Wi-Fi under jail staff supervision, saying providing paper copies would require an impractical volume of material. Delhi Police said it had not opposed the request in the trial court and that the objection came from jail authorities; the court directed them to file a status report and set the next hearing for November 2.
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Imam’s lawyer told the court that supplying the research material as paper copies would require “lakhs of pages,” explaining why he sought supervised computer access instead.
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The Delhi Police said access could be considered if Imam identified the material he wanted to use and jail officials supervised the process.
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The court directed the authorities to submit their responses within four weeks.
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Imam was granted interim bail for October 4–10 to attend his cousin’s wedding, in a separate development noted by one report.
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