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Supreme Court seeks Delhi Police reply to bail pleas by alleged Indian ... The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought the Delhi Police's response to bail pleas filed by two alleged Indian Mujahideen operatives who have spent more than 12 years in jail in connection with a terror conspiracy case linked to an alleged illegal arms and ammunition factory in Delhi. A Bench of JusticesJoymalya BagchiandVipul M Pancholiissued notice on the pleas filed by Mohd Saquib Ansari and Waqar Azhar. Notably, the Court also indicated that the principles laid down by it inGulfisha Fatimav. State -the Supreme Court’sJanuary 2026 rulingin which bail was granted to five accused in the Delhi riots case but denied to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam - would govern the present matter. During the hearing, Additional Solicitor GeneralAnil Kaushik, appearing for the Delhi Police, said that the order of the High Court denying bail was a reasoned one, and had applied the principles laid down in theGulfisha Fatimajudgement. The Court, however, expressed doubts over this argument. "What reasoned order? Judgement referred to is pending for reference. What are you saying? Najeeb (KA Najeeb judgement, in which delays…

SC seeks Delhi Police’s reply on bail pleas of two alleged Indian Mujahideen operatives The bench said the principles laid down by the court in January, in which several Delhi riot accused were granted bail and activist Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam were denied bail for one year, will govern the case

Delhi HC seeks Police stand on bail plea by ex-councillor Tahir Hussain ... Listen to this article in summarized format Listen Loading... × × Subscribe to Unlock AI Briefing and Premium Content New Year Offer 24 Hours Left Subscribe Now Already a member? Sign In What's Included Exclusive Stories Daily ePaper Access Smart Market Tools Curated Investment Ideas Ad-lite Experience Subscription ANI Delhi HC seeks Police stand on bail plea by ex-councillor Tahir Hussain in riots case New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the city police's stand on a plea by former Aam Admi Party councillor Tahir Hussain seeking regular bail in a 2020 Delhi riots case pertaining to the alleged larger conspiracy behind the violence. A vacation bench of Justices Neena Bansal Krishna and Madhu Jain asked Delhi Police to respond within four weeks to Hussain's appeal challenging a trial court's January 29 order that refused him relief. Read more: Additional Solicitor General S V Raju urged the court to grant time to the agency to file its reply. Listing the matter for hearing on July 14, the bench also gave time to the police to file to Hussain's application seeking to condone a delay of 87 days…

India's Top Court Rejects Bail for Long-Held Student Activists Click to expand Image Prominent student activist Umar Khalid speaks during a protest against sectarian violence, the Citizenship Amendment Act and the National Register of Citizens on March 3, 2020 in Dehli, India. © 2020 Manish Rajput/SOPA Images/Sipa USA via AP Photo India’s Supreme Court on January 5 denied bail to prominent student activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, who have been detained without trial for over five years. The court granted bail to five others arrested in the same case, holding that Khalid and Imam stood on “ qualitatively different footing .” The authorities arrested the 7 along with 11 other activists in 2020 under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, India’s abusive counterterrorism law, in connection with communal violence that broke out in Delhi that year between supporters and opponents of the 2019 Citizenship Amendment Act , which discriminates against Muslim irregular migrants seeking citizenship. The violence left 53 dead and hundreds injured, most of them Muslim. The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights as a general rule encourages release, including bail, for t…

Delhi HC seeks police response on plea of conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar's ... NEW DELHI:The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought a response from the city police on a petition moved by the alleged conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar’s close aide Pinky Irani challenging the framing of charges against her in a Rs 200 crore extortion case against them. The trial court on June 3 framed charges against Chandrashekar, Irani, and 19 others for offences, including under the stringent MCOCA (Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act) provisions. Irani, who allegedly introduced actor Jacqueline Fernandez, a co-accused in a separate money laundering case, to Chandrashekhar, has sought a stay on the trial court proceedings. Justice Madhu Jain issued notice to Delhi Police on Irani’s revision petition assailing the trial court order and granted two weeks to the investigating agency to file its response. The court has listed the matter for hearing on September 10. The petition claimed that Irani was wrongly charged in the case and that there was no basis to sustain the MCOCA provisions against her. The police sought time to reply in the plea. They had earlier alleged that Irani used to portray Sukes…

HC seeks Delhi Police stand on bail plea by ex-councillor Tahir Hussain ... New Delhi, The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the city police's stand on a plea by former A councillor Tahir Hussain seeking regular bail in a 2020 Delhi riots case pertaining to the alleged larger conspiracy behind the violence. A vacation bench of Justices Neena Bansal Krishna and Madhu Jain asked Delhi Police to respond within four weeks to Hussain's appeal challenging a trial court's January 29 order that refused him relief. Additional Solicitor General S V Raju urged the court to grant time to the agency to file its reply. Listing the matter for hearing on July 14, the bench also gave time to the police to file to Hussain's application seeking to condone a delay of 87 days in filing the appeal. Hussain and others were booked under the anti-terror law Unlawful Activities Act in the case for being the "masterminds" of the February 2020 riots, which had left 53 people dead and over 700 injured. The violence erupted during the protests against the Citizenship Act , 2019, and the National Register of Citizens . Activists Sharjeel Imam, Khalid Saifi and Umar Khalid, among others, were also booke…

SC Seeks Delhi Police Reply On Bail Pleas By Two UAPA Accused ... ETV Bharat / bharat SC Seeks Delhi Police Reply On Bail Pleas By Two UAPA Accused Jailed For Over 12 Years The accused are in jail over a terror conspiracy case linked to an alleged illegal arms and ammunition factory in Delhi File photo of Supreme Court buildling ( ANI ) By Sumit Saxena Published : June 17, 2026 at 7:20 PM IST | Updated : June 17, 2026 at 7:43 PM IST 3 Min Read New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought the response of Delhi Police on the bail pleas filed by two alleged Indian Mujahideen operatives -- who have spent over 12 years in jail – regarding a terror conspiracy case linked to an alleged illegal arms and ammunition factory in Delhi. The matter came up before a bench comprising justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi. The apex court issued notice on the pleas filed by Mohd Saquib Ansari and Waqar Azhar. The petitioners were represented by advocates Deeksha Dwivedi, Paras Nath Singh, and Fahad Khan. During the hearing, the counsel representing the Delhi Police contended that the high court passed a reasoned order denying bail and had applied the principles laid down in the Gulfisha…

India: Joint statement urging Indian authorities to immediately and ... 12 Sep 2025|Joint Statement,News 12 September 2025 ASA 20/0287/2025 The undersigned organisations call for the immediate and unconditional release of human rights defender and student activist Umar Khalid, who was arrested on 13 September 2020 on politically motivated and spurious charges, including for alleged terrorism-related offences, and who remains in detention without trial five years later. In December 2019, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government introduced the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). The law discriminates on the basis of religion by explicitly excluding Muslims from expedited access to citizenship and from legislative protection against deportation and imprisonment.[1]The passage of the CAA, alongside the proposed National Population Register, prompted nationwide peaceful protests over fears that millions of Muslims could be excluded in their access to citizenship. These concerns were reinforced by the precedent of a similar exercise previously undertaken in Assam under a BJP-led state government.[2]Khalid had actively voiced his protest against the CAA on X (formerly Twitter) and…

Supreme Court Seeks Delhi Police Response in Terror Case Bail Pleas The Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Delhi Police regarding the bail pleas of two alleged Indian Mujahideen operatives who have been in custody for over 12 years. The court's intervention highlights the ongoing legal debate surrounding bail jurisprudence in cases involving the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), specifically questioning the balance between strict provisions and the right to a speedy trial. What Happened The Supreme Court of India has issued a formal notice to the Delhi Police, seeking their response to bail applications filed by Mohd Saquib Ansari and Waqar Azhar. The two individuals, identified as alleged operatives of the banned Indian Mujahideen, have been incarcerated for more than 12 years in connection with a terror conspiracy case. A Supreme Court bench comprising Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi is hearing the matter. The Legal Context The core of the proceedings revolves around the legal principles governing bail under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). During the hearing, the Supreme Court indicated that the principles established in the KA Naj…

Umar Khalid's Bail Application Tracker - Supreme Court Observer Home>Analysis>Umar Khalid’s Bail Application Tracker Analysis SCO Team| 5th Jan 2026 Tracking activist Umar Khalid's bail applications in the Delhi High Court and the Supreme Court of India “We have no regrets of being jailed in this particular case. We are in fact proud of the fact that we have been booked under sedition,” proclaimed activist Umar Khalid on receiving Bail from the Delhi High Court. This was in March 2016—Khalid had just spent a month in jail booked under Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code, which criminalises and punishes sedition. He was arrested for chanting ‘anti-national’ slogans during a protest in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). This was the first of many FIRs charged against the former student of JNU. In November 2020, the Delhi High Court took cognisance of a charge sheet (FIR 59/2020) filed by the Delhi Police accusing Umar Khalid and fellow activist Sharjeel Imam of conspiring and instigating the 2020Delhi Riots, which took place during the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019. Later, in October 2020, the Delhi Police filed another FIR (FIR 101/2020) pertaining to …

India court seeks police response on bail plea in Parliament security ... News Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India) , GODL-India , via Wikimedia Commons India’s Patiala House Court on Tuesday reportedly directed the Delhi Police to file its response to the bail application of Neelam Azad, the only woman accused in last month’s Parliament security breach, by January 10. On December 13, a security breach took place in the lower house of India’s Parliament that coincided with the anniversary of a 2001 attack on the legislature. Two of the accused in the breach entered the Parliament on visitor’s passes, and during the initial hours of the session, they allegedly jumped off the public gallery, released a yellow gas and shouted slogans. In her bail plea, Neelam Azad claimed that her rights under Article 22 of the Constitution of India , which provides safeguards to arrested and detained individuals, were violated. Azad stated that she was not produced before a magistrate within 24 hours of her arrest but rather 29 hours afterward. Her plea also mentioned that she was not given enough time to discuss her case with the appointed counsel from the District Legal Services Authority (DL…