Delhi's Karkardooma Court on Wednesday issued orders for the release of the Delhi Riots case 2020 accused Shifa Ur Rehman, Meeran Haider, Mohd. Saleem Khan and Gulfisha Fatima. The court issued the release order after verification of their surety bonds.
Congress MP Imran Masood on Monday reacted to the Supreme Court's verdict denying bail to activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the 2020 Delhi riots 'larger conspiracy' case, saying the Court has repeatedly held that bail is a fundamental right and that aspect should also be consider
A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and N V Anjaria stood convinced that the material against the two men primarily accused in the conspiracy case, considered on face value as required at this stage, does not justify their enlargement on bail.
The apex court on Monday denied bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, while granting relief to Gulfisha Fatima, Meeran Haider, Shifa Ur Rehman, Mohd Saleem Khan and Shadab Ahmad.
The Supreme Court on Monday denied bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in a case pertaining to an alleged larger conspiracy behind the 2020 north-east Delhi riots.
On the Supreme Court granting bail to Shifa Ur Rehman and four others accused in the 2020 Delhi Riots larger conspiracy case, Shifa Ur Rehman's wife welcomed the verdict and thanked the legal team for their efforts.
In a post on X, the CPI (M) said prolonged pre-trial detention undermines the constitutional right to liberty and a speedy trial, reiterating that "bail is the rule, not jail."
Speaking to ANI, Ashwani Kumar said that judicial decisions are based on the material placed on record, but emphasised that civil libertarians would be deeply troubled by the continued detention of the two accused for an extended period.
The violence had erupted during the protests against the then-proposed Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) and had left 53 people dead and over 700 injured.