Delhi court extends police time for Umar Khalid’s bail plea

The Karkardooma Court in Delhi has granted the police additional time to respond to Umar Khalid’s plea seeking regular bail in the broader Conspiracy of Delhi riots case. Khalid, who has been in custody since September 2020, submitted his second bail application seeking regular bail.

Special Judge Sameer Bajpai, after allowing Delhi police more time, scheduled the next hearing for March 21. Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) Amit Prasad requested and was granted time, indicating that the reply would be filed on March 18. The case has been listed for reply and bail arguments on March 21, 2024.
On February 28, the court issued a notice and sought the response of the Delhi police. The matter was scheduled for arguments on March 11.

Umar Khalid filed an application in a case related to the larger conspiracy of the Delhi riots of February 2020, being investigated by the Special Cell of Delhi Police. He has been charged under the stringent anti-terror law UAPA and several sections of the IPC.
His initial bail application was dismissed by the trial court in April 2022, and his appeal was also rejected by the Delhi High Court. Khalid is implicated in the case along with Sharjeel Imam, Mohd. Tahir Hussain, Natasha Narwal, Devangana Kalita, Safoora Zargar, Gulfisha Fatima, Abdul Khalid Saifi, Shifa Ur Rehman, Asif Iqbal Tanha,
and others.

Ashish Singh

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