On 10th April, during the bail hearing of anti-Hindu Delhi Riots accused Umar Khalid in Karkardooma Court, Delhi, the public prosecutor said a false narrative is being set in media and on social media to influence the judiciary
CJP maintained that Singh delivered hate speech in his constituency Goshamahal in Telangana on 13th November. It said that Singh's speech was aimed at "instigating disaffection, spreading misinformation, peddling conspiracies and promoting violence against religious minorities."
The JNU VC was referring to the Supreme Court's grant of interim protection from arrest to Setalvad on July 1 in a case concerning evidence falsification to frame innocent individuals in 2002 post-Godhra riot cases.
"If observation of judge is taken then no bail plea can be decided pre-trial unless the chargesheet etc is challenged under 226 or 32. To say the least, the High Court finding is perverse," the SC said setting aside the HC order.