The Supreme Court listed for hearing the bail applications of student activists Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, and Gulfisha Fatima, all facing trial in the alleged larger conspiracy behind the 2020 Delhi riots. The matter is scheduled before a Bench of Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice N.V. Anjaria.
In a related development, the bail plea of co-accused Meeran Haider will be considered separately by a Bench comprising Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai and Justice K. Vinod Chandran. The petitions challenge the Delhi High Court’s judgment dated September 2, which had rejected their bail applications.
The prosecution has invoked provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, along with the Indian Penal Code, alleging that the petitioners were key organisers of the anti-CAA protests in 2019–2020 and were involved in shaping a “larger conspiracy” that culminated in the communal violence of February 2020 in the national capital. The accused have remained in custody for more than five years while awaiting adjudication of their bail pleas.
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