India, March 27 -- The Delhi high court on Thursday refused to stay the city court's order framing charges against former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) scholar Sharjeel Imam in the 2019 Jamia violence case.

The case stems from the 2019-2020 protests at Jamia Millia Islamia and Shaheen Bagh following passage of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in Parliament on December 11, 2019.

The 37-year-old student leader was arrested in January 2020 for his alleged role in fanning communal tensions during the anti-CAA protests. He has repeatedly denied the allegations, saying it was based on edited video clips.

On March 7, the city court had framed charges under various provisions of Indian Penal Code (IPC) including Section 109 (abetment of...