The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to the Delhi Policed on the bail plea filed by Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student and activist Umar Khalid in connection with the Delhi Riots conspiracy case..A bench of Justices AS Bopanna and Hima Kohli sought the response of the Delhi Police and posted the matter for further consideration after six weeks.Though the bench granted liberty to Khalid to move vacation bench for urgent hearing, Khalid's counsel Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal said that the matter could be heard after the summer vacation of the Court which is set to commence next week. "Issue notice. Liberty to move vacation bench," the Court ordered."After vacation is fine," Sibal said. "Returnable in 6 weeks then," the bench stated..Khalid has moved the top court against an October 2022 Delhi High Court judgment that had denied bail to him.The arguments in the High Court had gone on for more than 20 days.Khalid had approached the High Court challenging the dismissal of his bail application by the Karkardooma court in March 2022.He was arrested by the Delhi Police in September 2020 and charged with criminal conspiracy, rioting, unlawful assembly as well as several sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).He has remained in jail since then..[Read order].Umar Khalid: How WhatsApp groups, call records, speech on US President's India visit led to denial of bail by Delhi High Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to the Delhi Policed on the bail plea filed by Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student and activist Umar Khalid in connection with the Delhi Riots conspiracy case..A bench of Justices AS Bopanna and Hima Kohli sought the response of the Delhi Police and posted the matter for further consideration after six weeks.Though the bench granted liberty to Khalid to move vacation bench for urgent hearing, Khalid's counsel Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal said that the matter could be heard after the summer vacation of the Court which is set to commence next week. "Issue notice. Liberty to move vacation bench," the Court ordered."After vacation is fine," Sibal said. "Returnable in 6 weeks then," the bench stated..Khalid has moved the top court against an October 2022 Delhi High Court judgment that had denied bail to him.The arguments in the High Court had gone on for more than 20 days.Khalid had approached the High Court challenging the dismissal of his bail application by the Karkardooma court in March 2022.He was arrested by the Delhi Police in September 2020 and charged with criminal conspiracy, rioting, unlawful assembly as well as several sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).He has remained in jail since then..[Read order].Umar Khalid: How WhatsApp groups, call records, speech on US President's India visit led to denial of bail by Delhi High Court