Congress leader BK Hariprasad called jailed student leader Umar Khalid a nationalist, challenging the ABVP's stance amid a row over a documentary screening
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 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