The interim bail is for a period of three days from June 1 to June 3 and is subject to conditions including a ₹1 lakh personal bond and remaining within the NCR
Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan made the observations while granting bail to Syed Iftikhar Andrabi, who had spent nearly five to six years in custody in a Jammu & Kashmir narco-terror case
The top court refused to grant bail to Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, stating that there was a prima facie case against them under the UAPA
Umar Khalid’s bail plea has been denied by the apex court in the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case, citing national security and the statutory bar under the UAPA
A handwritten letter from New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani to jailed activist Umar Khalid in India gained traction online
A Delhi court granted the interim bail from December 16 to 29 after the jailed activist furnished a personal bond of Rs 20,000 along with two sureties
Earlier, on November 3, co-accused Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Meeran Haider, and Shifa-ur-Rehman told the court that delays had effectively deprived them of their right to seek a fair and timely trial
Umar Khalid bail petition is being heard by the Supreme Court, which issued notices to Delhi Police regarding challenges to the Delhi High Court's refusal of bail for Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, and Gulfisha Fatima in the 2020 Delhi Riots UAPA case
Delhi HC's decision to dismiss bail pleas of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, and other activists in the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case has raised concerns about prolonged pre-trial detention and the presumption of guilt at the bail stage
The ex-JNU student was arrested by Delhi Police in September 2020
Khalid was arrested in September 2020 by Delhi Police under UAPA
The counsel pointed to two contradictions in Delhi Police's claims
The accused persons are admittedly not previous convicts, says the court
Charge-sheet said Imam's academic, religious, oratory instincts were to be an asset
The former JNU was arrested earlier this month in connection with Delhi riots
Khalid had been arrested by Delhi Police earlier under UAPA
17,000 page charge-sheet names 15 out of the 21 arrested so far
Police said he needed to be confronted with huge amount of data
Khalid came to the Sunlight Colony police office and joined the investigation
The communal violence was a "premeditated conspiracy", says police
Cops allege Kanhaiya was inciting, being part of the mob, shouting anti-India slogans
Police are on the lookout for the two men seen in the video uploaded on Facebook
Khalid was to join a protest against mob lynching incidents and women's safety issues
Khalid had allegedly received a threat from Pujari in 2016 also
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