Delhi Court Denies Bail to Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam in Delhi Riots Conspiracy Case
- On Saturday, Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai reserved orders on fresh bail pleas from Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam following arguments regarding their continued incarceration in the Delhi conspiracy case.
- Khalid and Imam face UAPA charges linked to the 2020 Delhi conspiracy, which left 53 people dead and over 700 injured, and have remained in custody for nearly six years without trial.
- In his plea, Imam emphasized there is "no proximate progression to trial in the conventional sense," while Khalid argued a "change in circumstances" warrants bail despite earlier rejection.
- Judge Bajpai stated the order will be passed today if dictation concludes; otherwise, it will be delivered on Monday, July 7, 2026.
- The pleas cite the Supreme Court's May order in the Tasleem Ahmed case, where the bench asserted "bail is the rule" under UAPA and referred bail questions to a larger bench.
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‘No option but to follow SC order’: Court denies bail to Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam
Only on the completion of the examination of the protected witnesses, the apex court had said, or upon expiry of one year from the date of said order, whichever is earlier, Imam and Khalid would be at liberty to renew their prayer for grant of bail.
Delhi court denies relief to Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam; cites SC order
New Delhi: A court here on Saturday, July 4, rejected the bail applications of student activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the larger-conspiracy case linked to the 2020 northeast Delhi riots, saying it had “no option but to follow” the Supreme Court’s January 5 order and, therefore, could neither entertain the pleas nor grant them the relief. Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai said the bail pleas are not even maintainable in the tria…
Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Sameer Bajpai passed the order.
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