New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) Jailed student activist Sharjeel Imam has approached the Delhi High Court seeking bail in the 2020 northeast Delhi riots “larger conspiracy” case, with his appeal scheduled to be heard on Friday. As per the cause list published on the official website of the Delhi High Court, the matter is listed before a Division Bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Vikas Mahajan. Imam has challenged the order of the Karkardooma Court refusing him regular bail in the case registered…
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New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) A Delhi court on Saturday dismissed the regular bail pleas of Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the larger conspiracy case linked to the 2020 northeast Delhi riots, holding that it was bound by the Supreme Court’s earlier order declining them bail and that their fresh applications were not maintainable. Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai of the Karkardooma Court rejected the applications filed by Khalid and Imam under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha San…
Thiruvananthapuram, June 25 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday decided to implead itself in the matter relating to the alleged attack on its officials during a raid linked to the CMRL-Exalogic case, following the grant of bail to one of the accused.The attack happened outside the rented residence of former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, where his daughter Veena Vijayan lives, who is an accused in the CMRL-Exalogic case.After questioning her at Vijayan’s rented home here in the…
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) A court on Saturday sought a response from the Delhi Police on fresh bail pleas filed by Sharjeel Imam and Umar Khalid in the larger conspiracy case linked to the 2020 riots.The court issued notice on the bail applications and directed the Delhi Police to file its reply. The matter has been listed for further hearing on July 4.The two accused have moved regular bail pleas in the case registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and other penal provis…
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday cleared the way for the trial court to pass its final order on framing of charges in the alleged larger conspiracy case linked to the 2020 North-East Delhi riots after dismissing a plea filed by activist Devangana Kalita seeking access to certain video recordings and WhatsApp chats relied upon by the prosecution. A single-judge Bench of Justice Neena Bansal Krishna vacated an interim order passed in September 2024, which had restrained the …
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday granted six months’ interim bail to Delhi riots accused Tasleem Ahmed and Khalid Saifi in the larger conspiracy case under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), while referring to a larger bench the question of whether prolonged incarceration and delay in trial can justify the grant of bail despite the statutory embargo contained in Section 43D(5) of the anti-terror law. Observing that different Benches of the apex court have expr…
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to former IAS officer Anil Tuteja in a corruption case linked to the alleged District Mineral Foundation (DMF) fund scam in Chhattisgarh.A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi granted relief to Tuteja, recording that he has been in custody since April 2024 and that the trial is likely to take considerable time.Taking note of submissions that as many as 85 witnesses are proposed to be examine…
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) A Special PMLA Court on Saturday granted pre-arrest bail to businessman Robert Vadra, husband of Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, in a land deal-related money laundering case, disfavouring unnecessary curtailment of liberty of an accused who has cooperated with the investigation. Special Judge Sushant Changotra accepted Vadra’s bail bond and surety bonds in sum of Rs 50,000 and put up the matter for arguments on charge on July 10.While allowing pre-arrest bail to Vadra…
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has granted regular bail to an accused booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, holding that the failure of the investigating agency to furnish written “grounds of arrest” violated the constitutional safeguards guaranteed under Article 22(1) of the Constitution.A single-judge Bench of Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani, while allowing the bail plea of one Brijesh Kothia, said the requirement of informing an arrestee abou…
Mumbai, April 25 (IANS) The makers of the upcoming film “Bail” starring Shivarajkumar unveiled the first poster of the film on the birth anniversary of the legendary Dr. Rajkumar. The director, Pavan Wadeyar, calls working with the actor a “dream come true.” Sharing his excitement, Wadeyar said in a statement: “This one is going to be a movie that is extremely special to both me and the production house. We’ve got a lot in store for you and will announce the teaser very soon.”He adde…