Concerned citizens urge CJI to uphold liberty of Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam
The signatories, who wrote to CJI on the eve of Indiaโs 80thย Independence day, invoked the Supreme Courtโs 2021 judgment in K.A. Najeeb, which held that prolonged incarceration can violate an accused personโs fundamental right to a speedy trial under Article 21 of the Constitution