# Mumbai court denies anticipatory bail to TISS students over slogans for Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam 2026-08-08T10:06:48+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A Mumbai sessions court on August 7 denied anticipatory bail to two TISS students, Abhirup Paul and Kamakhya Das, for raising slogans seeking the release of Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, who face trial under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA). Additional Sessions Judge VB Bohra said the Supreme Court denied bail to Khalid and Imam, and students must respect the law. The court, however, granted bail to seven other accused students, observing that no incriminating material was recovered from them. For Paul and Das, the judge cited material found on their phones, including books linked to CPI (Maoist) authors and deleted information, which he said required custodial interrogation to ascertain links with banned organisations. The FIR, lodged by Mumbai Police in October 2025, was later taken over by the Crime Investigation Department. ## Coverage - livelaw.in - barandbench.com Tags: anticipatory bail, Mumbai sessions court, Sharjeel Imam, TISS student, UAPA, Umar Khalid Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/mumbai-court-denies-bail-to-tiss-student-for-slogans-to-free-umar-khalid-sharjeel-imam/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/mumbai-court-denies-bail-to-tiss-student-for-slogans-to-free-umar-khalid-sharjeel-imam/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.