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Delhi riots: SC to hear Umar Khalid’s bail plea on November 1

SC fixes Nov 1 to hear plea for bail of Umar Khalid, accused of conspiracy in UAPA case linked to Delhi riots. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal argued that accusations against Khalid were vague, while Additional Solicitor General S.V. Raju countered that the accused were the reason for delay in framing…

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Supreme Court to hear Umar Khalid’s bail petition after four weeks

The Supreme Court on Tuesday admitted an appeal for bail filed by former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student leader Umar Khalid and agreed to examine after four weeks evidence he may produce in his favour against charges levelled against him under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in connection with the…

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From judge’s recusal to lawyer’s unavailability: Umar Khalid’s bail plea hangs by thread

“This is a matter that may take one or two minutes,” a Supreme Court bench had remarked while adjourning a Delhi riots case on July 12. The “matter” in question was the bail plea of activist and former JNU scholar Umar Khalid — incarcerated since September 2020 under charges of…

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SC adjourns hearing on Umar Khalid's plea seeking bail in UAPA case

SC adjourns Umar Khalid's plea for bail in UAPA case for a week; HC had rejected it citing prima facie evidence of 'terrorist act'. Khalid seeks bail on grounds of no criminal role in riots & no 'conspiratorial connect' with other accused. Police allege 'calculated' speech.

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Supreme Court adjourns hearing on Umar Khalid’s bail plea for two weeks

The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned for two weeks the hearing on a plea filed by former JNU student Umar Khalid seeking bail in a case lodged under anti-terror law UAPA over his alleged involvement in the conspiracy behind the northeast Delhi riots of February 2020.

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Delhi Riots: Supreme Court’s Justice Prashant Mishra recuses from hearing Umar Khalid’s bail plea

Supreme Court judge Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra on Wednesday recused from hearing the bail plea filed by former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Umar Khalid in an Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act case related to the alleged conspiracy behind the North-East Delhi riots in February 2020. Read further on Dynamite news.

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Supreme Court judge recuses from hearing Umar Khalid’s plea

The Supreme Court adjourned the Umar Khalid bail hearing on a UAPA case as Justice P.K. Mishra recused himself.

The Hindu

SC fixes Umar Khalid’s bail plea hearing on July 24

The Supreme Court said it would hear a plea by former JNU student Umar Khalid seeking bail in a UAPA case on July 24 related to the alleged conspiracy behind the riots here in February 2020.

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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.

The Times of India

Indian activist Umar Khalid gets a week’s bail — and a gag order

A court awarded Khalid a seven-day reprieve to attend his sister’s wedding, after more than two years in jail.

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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.

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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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Of places and rulers, names and name changes

How the names of roads, cities and landmarks are changed provide clear clues to the governing ethos of the time — as for the new names, it’s not that easy to alter usage

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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”.

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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.

The Times of India

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.

The Hindu

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

The Times of India

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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