New Delhi, March 1 -- Advocate Sulaiman Mohammad Khan said the sessions court secretly stayed the bail in the AI Summit protest case, despite bail having been granted earlier.

He added that a petition has been filed with the Delhi High Court seeking an urgent hearing, with interim bail expected before the next court date on March 6.

After a meeting with the Registrar of the Delhi High Court, Khan told ANI on Saturday, "After being granted bail by the magistrate, we furnished bail bonds in the Patiala High Court. We were then given the next day's date as bail papers were to be verified. We heard from media reports that the Crime Branch had moved the matter to the district judge, and a sessions court heard the case. The bail, which was ex...