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Bombay HC grants interim protection to former TISS student accused of shouting slogans supporting Umar Khalid

The Bombay High Court granted interim protection from arrest to a former TISS student. Kamakhya Prasad Das sought anticipatory bail after his plea was refused by the sessions court. He is accused of shouting slogans supporting jailed activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam. The court asked Das to join the…

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2020 Delhi riots: High Court seeks police's stand on Umar Khalid's bail plea in UAPA case

The Delhi High Court is requesting the response of the city police regarding Umar Khalid's latest bail plea, marking his third attempt since his September 2020 arrest. This application pertains to the 2020 Delhi riots case. The court will consider his request alongside that of co-accused Sharjeel Imam, as Khalid…

The Economic Times

Delhi HC seeks police response on Sharjeel Imam's bail plea in 2020 riots conspiracy case

The Delhi High Court has sought the police response on Sharjeel Imam's bail plea. Imam is challenging a trial court order that dismissed his second bail application. He was arrested in August 2020 and accused of masterminding the 2020 Delhi riots. The Supreme Court had previously refused bail to Imam…

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2020 Delhi riots: Court denies bail to student activists Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam in larger-conspiracy case

A Delhi court has denied bail to activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the 2020 northeast Delhi riots conspiracy case. The activists argued their prolonged detention without trial violated their rights, citing recent judicial pronouncements favouring bail. However, the court rejected their pleas, following the Supreme Court's earlier denial…

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2020 Delhi riots: Court reserves order on bail of student activists Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam

A Delhi court has reserved its decision on bail pleas for activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case. Both argue their prolonged detention without trial violates their fundamental rights. Khalid points to recent Supreme Court remarks emphasizing 'bail is the rule' under UAPA as…

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From Umar Khalid to Sharjeel Imam: Being Muslim in Modi’s India

Jailed student activist Umar Khalid’s friends and mentor Banojyotsna Lahiri, Anirban Bhattacharya, and Shuddhabrata Sengupta join TNM Executive Editor Sudipto Mondal to discuss their book ‘Umar Khalid and His World’.

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Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam move fresh bail pleas after nearly 6 years in jail

Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam seek bail in a Delhi court. They argue their prolonged detention without trial violates their rights. Both have spent nearly six years in custody. Fresh applications cite delays and subsequent court rulings. The court has asked for Delhi Police's response. The case relates to the…

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SC grants interim bail to two Delhi riots accused, refers question of law to larger bench

The Delhi Police has sought reference of the question of law to a larger bench on whether prolonged incarceration and delay in trial can override the statutory restrictions on bail under anti-terror laws such as the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA).

The Economic Times

Delhi riots 2020: High Court grants bail to Salim Malik in UAPA case

The Delhi High Court has granted bail to Salim Malik, an accused in the 2020 Delhi riots case facing charges under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). The court considered the bail granted to several co-accused while deciding Malik’s plea. Prosecutors had alleged that Malik played a significant role in…

The Economic Times

‘My life stopped’: What 5 years of waiting meant to the families of Delhi riots undertrials

After spending over five years in jail as undertrials, five accused were recently granted bail by the Supreme Court in the 2020 Delhi riots “larger conspiracy” case. The court refused bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam. The trial is yet to formally begin in the UAPA case in which…

Newslaundry

SC’s baffling bail order rattled the press. Voter rolls exercise should terrify it

It is rare for India’s mainstream media to speak with one voice on an issue that makes the government uncomfortable. It is remarkable, therefore, that almost every major newspaper made strong editorial comments about the recent Supreme Court ruling granting bail to five of those implicated in the 2020 Delhi…

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‘Raises deep concerns’ and ‘disturbing questions’: Newspapers on SC decision to deny Umar Khalid bail

After the Supreme Court denied bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case, several activists and legal experts have raised concerns about what the decision means for liberty and justice. While the court did acknowledge that prolonged incarceration, particularly pre-trial detention, seriously infringes the…

Newslaundry

India’s top court denies bail to Muslim activists despite five years in jail without trial

Ruling comes just a week after US lawmakers urged Indian authorities to grant fair and timely trial to one of the jailed activists

The Independent UK

‘Different footing’: SC denies bail to Umar, Sharjeel, but grants relief to Gulfisha, Meeran, 3 others

The Supreme Court has denied bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam booked under the UAPA in the 2020 Delhi riots larger conspiracy case. Though the court has granted bail to five other accused, including Gulfisha Fatima, Meeran Haider, Shifa ur Rehman, Shadab Ahmed and Mohd Saleem Khan.

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Complaint ‘without consent’, cops on TISS campus ‘after tweet’: Inside the crackdown over Saibaba event

At least nine students at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences in Mumbai are facing criminal charges over a small event marking the death anniversary of former Delhi University professor G N Saibaba. But the FIR has raised serious questions about police procedure.

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South Central 43: Umar Khalid’s UAPA bail rejection and southern leaders' secularism dilemma

In this episode of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna discuss the long legal process endured by Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, and others who have been in prison without trial. The hosts are joined by lawyer and activist Shahrukh Alam and Poorna Ravishankar, lawyer and researcher whose focus…

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‘Trial at natural pace’: What HC said while denying bail to Umar, Sharjeel, others

Hearing the bail pleas of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and seven others accused in the Delhi riots conspiracy case, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday denied them relief, according to LiveLaw.

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We can't give you endless time": Delhi HC to police while hearing bail pleas of Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam

While hearing the Special public prosecutor (SPP) for Delhi police who was opposing the bail pleas of Umar Khalid

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How OpIndia got caught spreading misinformation about LiveLaw

A story on a “Christian conversion racket”, another on Washington Post’s “collusion” with Canada, and restaurants “deceiving customers” over paneer.

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‘Reporters given money to distribute among rioters’: In NewsClick chargesheet gems

Reporters usually have strict deadlines from their editors when they go to protest sites. But if the Delhi Police chargesheet in the UAPA case against NewsClick is to be believed, the outfit’s reporters were allegedly sent to participate in protests, distribute money among protesters, and incite violence against the state.

The Hindu

Himanta questions Congress on ‘missing Northeast’ from India map

CM Sarma lashes out at Rahul Gandhi for Northeast missing from India map shared by Congress. Gogoi retorts by questioning Sarma's family land deals. Gogoi fears X account restricted; Sarma denies charges, threatens defamation suit. Gogoi seeks clarification from X.

The Hindu

Morning Digest | China says New Delhi Declaration reaffirms G-20 is body for economic issues, ‘not geopolitics’, Congress slams Modi Government for exceeding G-20 budget, and more

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Jamia Violence Case: High Court Notice On Delhi Police Plea Against Discharge Of Sharjeel Imam, Others

The Delhi High Court on Monday issued a notice on the appeal moved by Delhi Police against the discharge of Sharjeel Imam, Asif Iqbal Tanha, Safoora Zargar and eight others in the Jamia violence case of 2019. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Jamia Violence Case 2019: Delhi Police Moves HC Against Discharge Of Sharjeel Imam, Others

Delhi Police has moved to the High court against the discharge granted to Sharjeel Imam and other accused in the Jamia violence case. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Times of India

Delhi Riots 2020: HC to hear on Monday Sharjeel Imam's bail plea in UAPA case

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court will hear a bail plea by JNU student and activist Sharjeel Imam in a UAPA case related to the alleged conspiracy behind the 2020 riots in the city, on Monday.

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