JNU row: Delhi HC to hear Kanhaiya Kumar's bail plea today

February 23, 2016 09:01

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday is set to hear the bail plea of Jawaharlal Nehru University Student Union president Kanhaiya Kumar, who was arrested on sedition charges.

Amid beefed up security in the high court to avoid any untoward incidents like in the Patiala House court, Justice Pratibha Rani will hear the bail plea at 10.30 a.m.

Kanhaiya had moved the bail plea on Friday after a lower court sent him to judicial custody till March 2.

Counsel Raju Ramachandra appearing for Kanhaiya had told the apex court earlier that the atmosphere of Patiala House Court is not safe for the accused and his lawyers.

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