Delhi HC refuses to immediately stay trial proceedings against Kapil Mishra

Delhi High Court has refused to stay the trial court's order, which declined to quash the case against Delhi Law Minister Kapil Mishra over his alleged incendiary comments ahead of the 2020 assembly elections, reported news agency ANI. The court issued a notice on his plea and fixed the matter for hearing on May 19.

Justice Ravinder Dudeja’s bench issued a notice on Mishra’s plea against the order dismissing his plea against the summons issued to him.

The case stems from Mishra’s remarks in January 2020, where he allegedly referred to Shaheen Bagh, a Muslim-majority area, as “mini-Pakistan” to polarise voters ahead of the 2020 assembly elections. The statement was deemed a violation of the Model Code of Conduct, leading to an FIR against him.