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Delhi High Court Seeks Police Response on Umar Khalid Bail Plea
The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice to Delhi Police on Umar Khalid’s regular and interim bail pleas in the 2020 northeast Delhi riots larger conspiracy case. A division bench of…
The Story in Brief
The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice to Delhi Police on Umar Khalid’s regular and interim bail pleas in the 2020 northeast Delhi riots larger conspiracy case. A division bench of Justices Prathiba M Singh and Vikas Mahajan listed the matters, along with co-accused Sharjeel Imam’s regular bail plea, for August 27.
Khalid is challenging a Karkardooma court order that rejected his bail plea under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and other laws. His lawyer cited the Supreme Court’s reference to a larger bench on bail in cases involving prolonged incarceration and trial delays. The case concerns alleged conspiracy behind the February 2020 communal violence. Khalid remains among several accused booked under UAPA provisions.
The Indian Opinion
The case should not be reduced to claims that every accused is either plainly guilty or automatically entitled to release. The courts must weigh the prosecution’s material against the length of custody and the trial’s pace, while applying UAPA’s strict bail standard. A notice is not a bail order. The useful measure now is whether the High Court gets a clear police response and whether the trial advances by August 27.
Source: thehansindia.com
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