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2020 Delhi Riots: SC Dismisses Umar Khalid’s Plea Seeking Review of Order Denying Him Bail
The bench said prosecution material shows a prima facie UAPA conspiracy case and upheld bail denials for Khalid and Imam while granting bail to five others.
- On April 16, a bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and N V Anjaria dismissed activist Umar Khalid's plea seeking a review of a verdict denying him bail in the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case.
- Khalid was arrested on September 13, 2020, on charges of delivering provocative speeches during Donald Trump's February 2020 visit to India, with prosecutors alleging his involvement in 'planning, mobilisation and strategic direction' of the riots.
- The 2020 Delhi riots erupted during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register of Citizens, leaving 53 people dead and over 700 injured; prosecutors presented secret meetings, text messages, and call detail records as evidence placing Khalid at key sites.
- Khalid and Sharjeel Imam remain in custody after over five years, while five of 18 accused received bail under 11 conditions, as the bench determined they do not stand on the same footing regarding Unlawful Activities Prevention Act allegations.
- Fresh bail applications may be filed by Khalid and Imam after examination of protected witnesses or one year from the January 5 order, though the court clarified trial delays do not operate as a 'trump card' displacing statutory safeguards.
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2020 Delhi Riots Case: SC Rejects Umar Khalid's Plea to Review Verdict Denying Him Bail
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. It also declined the request of Khalid to hear the review petition in open court. "Prayer for oral hearing in the review petition is rejected," the order passed on April 16 stated. India News | 2020 Delhi Riots Case: SC Rejects Umar Khalid's Plea to Review Verdict Denying Him Bail.
2020 Delhi riots case: No relief for Umar Khalid as bail plea dismissed again
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has dismissed activist Umar Khalid’s plea seeking a review of a verdict denying him bail, while observing that there are reasonable grounds to believe the allegations levelled against him in connection with a conspiracy behind the 2020 Delhi riots. A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and N V Anjaria also rejected a plea seeking an oral hearing of the review petition. “Having gone through the review petition and also th…
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