The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear on Wednesday a petition filed by Delhi-based advocate Vikram Singh challenging his arrest by the Haryana Police’s Special Task Force (STF) in a murder case, asserting that he was being targeted merely for representing a co-accused in his professional capacity.

A bench headed by Chief Justice B.R. Gavai , along with Justices K. Vinod Chandran and N.V. Anjaria , took note of the submission made by senior advocate Vikas Singh , who urged the court for an urgent hearing, stressing that a lawyer had been “implicated and arrested for performing his professional work.”

“We will hear it on Wednesday,” the CJI said while scheduling the matter.

The arrest of Vikram Singh triggered widespread protests among the legal fraternity. On November 6 ,

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