The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Delhi Police on a bail plea filed by Umar Khalid in the Delhi Riots conspiracy case. .A Division Bench of Justices Suresh Kumar Kait and Girish Kathpalia said that it would hear the matter on August 29..The case came to be listed before the Bench headed by Justice Kait after Justice Amit Sharma recused himself from hearing the matter. In fact, Justice Sharma has recused himself from hearing all bail petitions filed by Delhi Riots accused. .Khalid was arrested in September 2020 and charged with criminal conspiracy, rioting, unlawful assembly as well as several other offences under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA). He has been in jail since then.This is the second time he has approached the High Court for bail..The trial court had first denied bail to him in March 2022. He then approached the High Court. which also denied him relief in October 2022, prompting him to file an appeal before the top court.In May 2023, the Supreme Court sought the response of the Delhi Police in the matter. His plea before the top court was then adjourned 14 times.On February 14, 2024, he withdrew his bail plea from the Supreme Court citing a change in circumstances.A Supreme Court Bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and Pankaj Mithal was slated to hear the matter on February 14 when Khalid's counsel, Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, informed the Court that the bail plea was being withdrawn."We wish to withdraw due to a change of circumstances and move the trial court for appropriate relief," Sibal had said.On May 28, the trial court rejected his second bail petition.
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Delhi Police on a bail plea filed by Umar Khalid in the Delhi Riots conspiracy case. .A Division Bench of Justices Suresh Kumar Kait and Girish Kathpalia said that it would hear the matter on August 29..The case came to be listed before the Bench headed by Justice Kait after Justice Amit Sharma recused himself from hearing the matter. In fact, Justice Sharma has recused himself from hearing all bail petitions filed by Delhi Riots accused. .Khalid was arrested in September 2020 and charged with criminal conspiracy, rioting, unlawful assembly as well as several other offences under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA). He has been in jail since then.This is the second time he has approached the High Court for bail..The trial court had first denied bail to him in March 2022. He then approached the High Court. which also denied him relief in October 2022, prompting him to file an appeal before the top court.In May 2023, the Supreme Court sought the response of the Delhi Police in the matter. His plea before the top court was then adjourned 14 times.On February 14, 2024, he withdrew his bail plea from the Supreme Court citing a change in circumstances.A Supreme Court Bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and Pankaj Mithal was slated to hear the matter on February 14 when Khalid's counsel, Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, informed the Court that the bail plea was being withdrawn."We wish to withdraw due to a change of circumstances and move the trial court for appropriate relief," Sibal had said.On May 28, the trial court rejected his second bail petition.
