Court denies bail to ex-TISS students
Analysis based on 8 articles · First reported Aug 10, 2026 · Last updated Aug 10, 2026
This event has minimal direct market impact, as it involves a local legal matter with no significant financial implications. Sentiment may be slightly negative due to political criticism, but no major market sectors are affected.
On August 7, 2026, a Mumbai court denied anticipatory bail to two former Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) students, Kamakhya Das and Abhirup Paul, who face criminal cases for holding an unauthorized campus gathering on October 12, 2025, to pay homage to deceased professor G. N. Saibaba and raising slogans seeking the release of undertrial prisoners Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam. Additional Sessions Judge V. B. Bohra granted pre-arrest bail to seven other students. The court noted that while paying homage to Saibaba was not illegal, the slogans and downloaded Maoist literature raised doubts about the accused's conduct. Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal criticized the denial, calling it a shame and questioning the government's intolerance and the state of the judiciary.
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