Gulfisha Fatima Approaches Supreme Court Against Delhi High Court's Bail Denial In Riots Larger Conspiracy Case

Student activist Gulfisha Fatima has filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging the recent order of the Delhi High Court denying her bail in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case.

Fatima, who was in the forefront of organising protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act,  was arrested on April 9, 2020, and has been under custody ever since over allegations under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act. The Delhi police chargesheet has accused her, along with several other individuals, of orchestrating a "larger conspiracy" behind the communal riots which rocked the national capital in the last week of February 2020.

On September 2, a division bench of the Delhi High Court passed a common order dismissing the bail applications of Fatima and eight co-accused. Sharjeel Imam has also filed a petition challenging the High Court's order.

The other accused in the case are Tahir Hussain, Umar Khalid, Khalid Saifi, Isharat Jahan, Meeran Haider, Shifa-Ur-Rehman, Asif Iqbal Tanha, Shadab Ahmed, Tasleem Ahmed, Saleem Malik, Mohd. Saleem Khan, Athar Khan, Safoora Zargar, Sharjeel Imam, Devangana Kalita, Faizan Khan and Natasha Narwal. 

In June 2020, Safoora Zargar was given bail on humanitarian grounds on account of her pregnancy. In June 2021, the High Court, on merits, granted bail to three other accused - Asif Iqbal Tanha, Devangana Kalita, and Natasha Narwal. 

Case : Gulfisha Fatima v State of NCT of Delhi | Diary No. 50992/2025