New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice to the Delhi Police on jailed student activist Sharjeel Imam’s bail plea in the 2020 northeast Delhi riots “larger conspiracy” case and sought its response. A Division Bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Vikas Mahajan posted the matter for further hearing on August 27.Imam has challenged the order of the Karkardooma Court refusing him regular bail in the case registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA…
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New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) Activist Sharjeel Imam on Thursday concluded his arguments before a Delhi court against the framing of charges in the alleged “larger conspiracy” case linked to the 2020 Northeast Delhi riots, stating that he never supported violence and had no coordination with co-accused Umar Khalid.Arguing before Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Sameer Bajpai of Karkardooma Courts, Imam’s counsel Talib Mustafa submitted that the prosecution had failed to establish any agreement or…
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the bail pleas of student activists Sharjeel Imam and Umar Khalid in the “larger conspiracy” case behind the 2020 Northeast Delhi riots, holding that the prosecution material, taken at face value and read cumulatively, disclosed reasonable grounds for believing that the accusations against them were prima facie true. In its detailed judgement, a Bench headed by Justice Aravind Kumar stressed that at the stage of bail under the Unl…