The Supreme Court on Monday provided notification on appeals submitted by Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Gulfisha Fatima and Meeran Haider, looking for bail in the bigger conspiracy case under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act referring to 2020 North East Delhi riots.
When a counsel standing for the implicated highlighted that the implicated had actually remained in prison for over 5 years, the bench stated it would hear the appeals and choose the exact same. The bench has actually noted the appeals for hearing on October 7. Khalid and others moved the SC versus the Delhi High Court’s September order vide which the high court rejected them bail.
The riots took place in February 2020 following clashes over the then-proposed Citizenship Amendment Act. Based on the Delhi Police, the riots triggered the death of 53 individuals and hurt hundreds.
It is declared the implicated had actually hatched a bigger conspiracy to trigger numerous riots. The FIR in this case was signed up by a Special Cell of the Delhi Police under different arrangements of the Indian Penal Code and the UAPA.