'Got Files Late Night' : Supreme Court Adjourns Bail Pleas Of Umar Khalid & 3 Others Till September 19
The Supreme Court today(September 12) adjourned the hearing of the petitions filed by Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Meeran Haider and Gulfisha Fatima seeking bail in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case till September 19.
The matter was listed before a bench comprising Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice NV Anjaria. Justice Aravind Kumar expressed difficulty about taking up these matters today, saying that the files of the supplementary list were received only at 2.30 night.
Senior Advocates Kapil Sibal and CU Singh (for Khalid), Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi(for Fatima), and Siddharth Dave (for Imam) etc are appearing for the petitioners.
The petitions have been filed against the Delhi High Court's judgment delivered on September 2, dismissing their bail applications. A division bench comprising Justice Naveen Chawla and Justice Shalinder Kaur had pronounced the judgment
The petitioners, who were student activists in the forefront of organising anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests in 2019-2020, are facing charges under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act and the Indian Penal Code for allegedly formulating the "larger conspiracy" behind the communal riots which took place in the national capital in the last week of February 2020.
The petitioners have been in custody for over five years.
Case Details: UMAR KHALID v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI|SLP(Crl) No. 14165/2025,
GULFISHA FATIMA v STATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI )|SLP(Crl) No. 13988/2025
SHARJEEL IMAM v THE STATE NCT OF DELHI|SLP(Crl) No. 14030/2025
MEERAN HAIDER v. THE STATE NCT OF DELHI | SLP(Crl) No./14132/2025