India Dispatch: Supreme Court Weighs Anti-Terror Law as Activist Enters Sixth Year Jailed without Trial

India dispatch: Supreme Court weighs anti-terror law as activist enters sixth year jailed without trial

Samridh Chaturvedi is a JURIST correspondent and a third-year law student at the School of Law, Christ (Deemed to be University) where he covers legal, policy, and human rights developments in India. On May 22, a two-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India, comprising Justices Aravind Kumar and PB Varale, referred a set of legal questions to a larger bench regarding when bail can be granted in cases registered under India’s anti-terror law, th…

IAMC Welcomes Supreme Court's Order Granting Bail to Anti-CAA Activists Khalid Saifi and Tasleem Ahmed

WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 26, 2026) — The Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC) today welcomed the Supreme Court of India’s decision to grant six months’ interim bail to human rights activist Khalid Saifi and Tasleem Ahmed, both detained under the draconian Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in connection with the 2020 protests against a discriminatory citizenship law in Delhi. A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and P.B. Varale granted relie…

Anti-CAA Activist Tasleem Ahmed Walks Free After Nearly Six Years as Supreme Court Grants Interim Bail in Delhi Riots UAPA Case

Anti-CAA activist Tasleem Ahmed walked out of Tihar Jail late Friday night after spending nearly six years behind bars, following a Supreme Court order granting him six months of interim bail in the 2020 Northeast Delhi riots conspiracy case under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). Family members and supporters gathered outside the prison gates for an emotional reunion. Ahmed’s wife, son, and daughter waited silently outside, hopin…