Archive · 15 Aug 2026
Bombay High Court Grants Interim Relief To Former TISS Student
A former student named Kamakhya Prasad Das went to a big college in Mumbai called TISS.
Last October, he and some friends gathered on campus to remember a professor who had passed away.
At that gathering, some people shouted slogans that the police did not like.
The police opened a case, saying the gathering was not allowed.
Mr. Das was worried he might be arrested, so he asked a court for protection.
A judge named Justice Prafulla Khubalkar said he could not be arrested for now.
The judge said the police already have Mr. Das's phone and laptop, so they do not need to question him in jail.
Mr. Das's lawyer says he did nothing wrong, but the police think the case is part of a bigger conspiracy.
Mr. Das has to come back to court on August 31 for the next hearing.
The Bombay High Court granted interim protection from arrest to former TISS student Kamakhya Prasad Das in a campus slogan case.
Das is accused of raising inflammatory slogans supporting jailed activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam at an unauthorised October 2025 campus event.
Justice Prafulla Khubalkar said custodial interrogation was not necessary as Das's mobile phone and laptop had already been seized.
The case stems from an FIR filed by the TISS Registrar at Trombay police station after nine students gathered to commemorate professor GN Saibaba on campus.
The prosecution alleged a larger secession conspiracy citing deleted applications and electronic literature found on Das's devices; the next hearing is on August 31.
- Who
- Kamakhya Prasad Das, a former student of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), with the case heard by Justice Prafulla Khubalkar of the Bombay High Court.
- What
- Interim protection from arrest granted to Das in a case alleging inflammatory slogans supporting jailed activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam at an unauthorised campus memorial event.
- When
- The court order was issued on August 14, 2026; the campus event took place on October 12, 2025; the next hearing is on August 31.
- Where
- Bombay High Court, Mumbai; the event occurred at the TISS campus and the FIR was registered at Trombay police station.
- Why
- The court held that custodial interrogation was not needed at this stage because Das's phone and laptop were already seized and he had cooperated with the investigation.
Defence View
Prosecution View
Nature of the gathering
Defence View
Attending a commemoration and using expressions such as 'Rest in Power' cannot constitute a criminal offence; Das has no criminal antecedents.
Prosecution View
The gathering was unauthorised, inflammatory slogans supporting UAPA-accused activists were raised, and it is part of a larger conspiracy involving secession.
Need for custody and evidence
Defence View
Das cooperated with the probe, appeared before investigators five times, and his phone and laptop were already seized, so custodial interrogation is unnecessary.
Prosecution View
Forensic examination found deleted applications and electronic literature allegedly advocating secession, Khalistan and CPI (Maoist) ideology, and Das allegedly threatened a police officer.
- Court
- Bombay High Court
- Judge
- Justice Prafulla Khubalkar
- Accused
- Kamakhya Prasad Das, former TISS student
- Allegations
- Raising inflammatory slogans supporting Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam at an unauthorised campus event
- Incident date
- October 12, 2025
- FIR registered at
- Trombay police station, Mumbai
- Bail history
- Anticipatory bail plea earlier rejected by Mumbai sessions court
- Next hearing
- August 31, 2026
