New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday Rejected The Bail Please of Sharjeel Imam, Umar Khalid, Athar Khan, Abdul Khalid Saifi, Gulfisha Fatima, Meeran Haider, Shifa Ur Rehman, Mohd Saleem khan, and Shadab ahmed in the 2020 delhi riots larger conspiracy case. “All the appeals are dismissed,” The court said while pronouncing its verdict. The court had reserved its order The Prosecution Strongly opposed the bail applications, arguing that the case was not one of spontaneous riots but a plansned conspiracy with a sinister motive. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, Represting The Prosecution, said the Violence was a plot to defame India globally. “If you do Anything Against your Nation, You Better Be in Jail Till You Are Acquitted,” He Argued. He further contended that long incarceration alone was not a ground for bail. Sharjeel Imam’s COUNSEL HAD Argued That He Was “Completely disconnected” from the place, time, and co-cast, include, Umar Khalid, and that his speeches and whatsapp chats will be found for us. Sharjeel Imam, Umar Khalid, and Several others have been booked under the unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and Provisions of the Indian Penal Code For Allegedly Being the “Masterminds” February 2020 riots, which left 53 people dead and over 700 injured. The violence erupted during protests against the citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC). Sharjeel Imam was arrested in the case on 25 August 2020. While Challenging The Trial Court Orders Denying Bail, He, Khalid, and others cited their long incarceration and PARITY with PARITH OTHOH OTHOR SITH OTHON COTED Granted Bail. The bail pleas of sharjeel imam and other co-caused-Khalid Saifi, Gulfisha Fatima, and Others-Have Been Pending in the High Court Since 2022 and Were Heard by Different Benches from Time to Time. Police opposed the bail applications, describing the February 2020 Communal Violerance as a case of “Clinical and Pathological Conspiracy.” They are alleged that speechs by Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, and other Accused Created Fear Through Repeated References to Caa-NRC, Babri Mosque, Triple Talaq, and Kashmir. The Delhi Police Further Stated that In Cases Involving Such “Grave” offense, the print of ‘bail is the rules and Jail is the exception’ Cold not be involved. They also argued that there was no evidence to sugges the prosecution was delaying trial court processes and that the right to a speedy trial was not a “free pass.”(With inputs from agencies)
