Archive · 8 Sep 2026
Allahabad High Court Rejects Tauqeer Raza Bail in Bareilly Violence
The Allahabad High Court refused to release Tauqeer Raza Khan on bail.
The case is about violence in Bareilly after a rally-related gathering on September 26, 2025.
Police said Raza called people to gather after Friday prayers when permission for a rally had been denied.
Authorities had also imposed restrictions on large gatherings.
The court said a crowd still marched and that police were attacked when they tried to stop it.
It also said public property was damaged and some police personnel were injured.
The court criticized Raza for thanking people after the incident.
It said a slogan used in his speech was different from ordinary religious chants because it threatened the authority of law.
The court noted that the chargesheet had been filed, but formal charges had not yet been framed.
The Allahabad High Court rejected Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan’s bail application in the Bareilly violence case.
Justice Ashutosh Srivastava said charges have not been framed, although police filed the chargesheet on December 21, 2025.
Raza has been jailed since October 13, 2025, over violence linked to a September 26 rally connected with the “I Love Muhammad” campaign.
The court said a crowd marched despite prohibitory orders, manhandled police, damaged public property and injured police personnel.
The court said the “Sar Tan Se Juda” slogan challenged the rule of law and India’s sovereignty and could not be equated with religious chants.
- Who
- Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan, the accused; Justice Ashutosh Srivastava; and the Uttar Pradesh government.
- What
- The Allahabad High Court rejected Raza’s bail application in a case concerning violence in Bareilly.
- When
- The violence occurred on September 26, 2025; Raza was jailed on October 13, 2025; and the chargesheet was filed on December 21, 2025.
- Where
- Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, including Islamia Inter College and the route toward Shyamganj Chauraha.
- Why
- The court cited the alleged unauthorized assembly, violence against police, public-property damage, Raza’s post-incident speech and the fact that charges have not yet been framed.
Court and Prosecution View
Raza’s Reported Position
Whether the gathering was unlawful
Court and Prosecution View
The court and prosecution said Raza mobilized a large gathering without administrative permission despite prohibitory orders, and that the crowd later attacked police and damaged public property.
Raza’s Reported Position
The report says Raza maintained that the call to assemble at Islamia Inter College had been cancelled after permission was denied and restrictions were imposed.
Meaning of the slogan
Court and Prosecution View
The Uttar Pradesh government argued, and the court agreed, that “Sar Tan Se Juda” challenged the rule of law and India’s sovereignty and integrity.
Raza’s Reported Position
The reports do not provide a detailed response from Raza or his lawyers to the court’s interpretation of the slogan.
- Bail decision
- The Allahabad High Court rejected Tauqeer Raza Khan’s bail application.
- Judge
- Justice Ashutosh Srivastava issued the order.
- Custody
- Raza has been in jail since October 13, 2025.
- Incident
- The violence occurred on September 26, 2025, in Bareilly.
- Chargesheet
- Police filed the chargesheet on December 21, 2025.
- Current procedural status
- The court said charges have not yet been framed.
- Slogan assessment
- The court said “Sar Tan Se Juda” challenged the authority of law and India’s sovereignty and integrity, unlike the religious chants it cited.
