Guwahati, Sept. 19 -- The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned the bail plea of activist Sharjeel Imam, whose alleged remarks on Assam's "chicken neck" corridor during the anti-CAA protests have remained central to his legal troubles.

The matter, clubbed with that of co-accused Umar Khalid in the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case, will now be heard on September 22, 2025.

Imam, a 37-year-old former JNU scholar and IIT Bombay graduate, was arrested on January 28, 2020, under charges of sedition and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).

Prosecutors allege his speeches, particularly at Aligarh Muslim University on January 16, 2020, incited secessionist sentiment.

He had urged protestors to "block the Siliguri Corridor" - the narrow...