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Umar Khalid Granted Interim Bail, Except On Days Of Wedding Ceremonies Should Remain At Home: Court

A Delhi Court on Monday while granting interim bail to Umar Khalid imposed a condition that during this period he shall remain at his home except on the days of wedding functions. Read on for details:

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Delhi court grants seven-day interim bail to Umar Khalid for sister's wedding

NEW DELHI: A court in Delhi on Monday granted one-week interim bail to former JNU student Umar Khalid for his sister's wedding. Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat granted relief to Khalid from December 23 to 30.

The Times of India

Attacking police prima facie covered by definition of terror act: HC while denying bail to Umar Khalid in Delhi riots case

NEW DELHI: The attack on police personnel by women protesters during the 2020 northeast Delhi riots is the "epitome of a pre-meditated plan", which would be covered by the definition of a "terrorist act" under the UAPA, the Delhi high court held on Tuesday while dismissing former JNU student Umar…

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‘Media’s lies surpassed even those of cops’: Umar Khalid tears into coverage of his case

Responding to an open letter to him, jailed activist Umar Khalid has torn into media coverage of his bail proceedings, saying the “lies of the media have far surpassed even the lies of the police” and are “shaping the majoritarian collective conscience” even before “any court of law takes up…

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No criminal connect with Delhi riots, argues Umar Khalid; HC reserves order on bail plea

Accusing the prosecution of “making stuff up as it went along”, he argued that parts of the Delhi police charge sheet have no basis and the conspiracy alleged by the prosecution should be “towards violence in Delhi” and not “raising issues of injustice”.

The Hindu

Delhi riots: HC to hear appeal by police against bail to Ishrat Jahan on July 27

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Monday said it will hear the Delhi Police's plea challenging the bail granted to former Congress councillor Ishrat Jahan in a case concerning a larger conspiracy behind the February 2020 riots in the city on July 27.

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4 organisations join Noam Chomsky, Rajmohan Gandhi in demanding Umar Khalid's release from jail

Mr. Khalid was arrested on September 13, 2020 and has been in custody since then.

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June 10 violence: 5 accused still evading arrest

PRAYAGRAJ: Even after three weeks of the Atala violence and arson of June 10, the district police are groping in the dark about the whereabouts of the five prime absconders on whom a cash reward of Rs 25,000 each has been announced in connection with the incident. The five absconders…

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Take down ‘sensationalist’ shows on Umar Khalid, regulator tells Zee, India TV, Aaj Tak

The National Broadcasting and Digital Standards Authority has objected to how some TV news channels have covered student leader Umar Khalid’s prosecution for alleged offences related to the 2020 Delhi communal carnage.

Newslaundry

Sedition law freeze | No respite for people booked under UAPA

Freeze on sedition has not transformed into bail for Kappan and Khalid as they face case under UAPA

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2020 Delhi riots: Umar Khalid's speech in bad taste but doesn't make it terrorist act, observes HC

DELHI: The Delhi high court on Monday observed the speech delivered by former JNU student Umar Khalid, arrested in a UAPA case related to the alleged conspiracy behind the riots in the city in February 2020, in Amravati, Maharashtra was in bad taste but it does not make it a…

The Times of India

2020 Delhi riots: In jail for two years on basis of hearsay statement of witness, says Khalid to HC

NEW DELHI: Former JNU student Umar Khalid, arrested in a UAPA case related to the alleged conspiracy behind the riots here in February 2020, Tuesday contended before the Delhi High Court that he has been in jail for the last two years based on a protected witness' hearsay statement which…

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Delhi: Umar Khalid’s counsel distances him from Sharjeel Imam, seeks bail

NEW DELHI: Jailed JNU student Umar Khalid, arrested in a UAPA case, sought bail in Delhi High Court on Monday by arguing that the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) were against an “unjust law” and not an act against the sovereign State.

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How can you use such words against PM Narendra Modi? Delhi HC asks Umar Khalid

NEW DELHI: Delhi High Court on Friday again questioned former JNU student Umar Khalid on why he used certain words against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his speech in Amravati.

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Delhi HC defers hearing on bail plea of Umar Khalid till May 6

NEW DELHI: In view of the upcoming hearing before the Supreme Court on the constitutional validity of the sedition law, Delhi High Court on Friday deferred hearing on Umar Khalid’s plea for bail in a UAPA case till May 6.

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Riots 2020: Delhi Police opposes before HC bail plea by Umar Khalid in UAPA case

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police has opposed before the Delhi High Court a plea of former JNU student Umar Khalid seeking bail in a case under the stringent UAPA for alleged conspiracy behind the 2020 riots in Delhi, saying the narratives sought to be created by him cannot be looked…

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'Did Gandhiji ever employ such language?' Delhi HC says Umar Khalid's Amravati speech was 'obnoxious'

The Delhi High Court today observed that student activist Umar Khalid's speech in Amravati in February 2020 was "offensive" and "obnoxious".

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How the UAPA is wrecking lives

Under the draconian law, the court’s decision on bail, de facto, becomes the decision on the case

Newslaundry

Reporters Without Orders Ep 213: Umar Khalid’s bail, ‘harassment’ of TN’s non-Brahmin priests

This week, host Nidhi Suresh is joined by Newslaundry’s Laasya Shekhar and Tanishka Sodhi.

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Mastermind of a ‘conspiracy’: Why Umar Khalid’s bail plea was dismissed after 8 months of hearings

In July 2021, former JNU student Umar Khalid filed a bail plea at a Delhi court after spending 10 months in jail. Khalid had been booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for his alleged involvement in a “conspiracy” related to the 2020 Delhi riots.

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India: Amnesty calls denial of bail to Muslim activist ‘big blow’

Rights group slams India’s repeated denial of bail to Umar Khalid who is accused of ‘conspiracy’ behind the Delhi riots.

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Chakka Jam envisaged as part of action plan, Delhi Court mentioned while dismissing Umar Khalid's bail plea

Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat said that there are two important factors that were highlighted by counsel and which needs a mention. Full story

The Hindu

Amnesty India calls for release of Umar Khalid in first statement since it closed offices in 2020

The denial of bail is a blow to those exercising their freedom of expression, says AII

The Hindu

Delhi riots | Umar Khalid’s bail plea rejected

Umar Khalid is among the 18 accused in the UAPA case

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