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Denying bail to Umar Khalid and others, Delhi HC deviates from SC’s bail jurisprudence
September 04, 2025 11:15 am
The SC has previously held that the state could not oppose bail on the grounds of a crime’s seriousness if it could not guarantee a speedy trial, ‘irrespective of the nature of the crime’
Delhi riots: Why UAPA accused, including Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, have been denied bail
September 04, 2025 12:57 pm
The accused have been charged under various provisions of the law, including one that prescribes the death penalty for committing a “terrorist act”. They have spent more than five years in jail, and the trial is yet to begin.
Delhi High Court refuses to stay trial court proceedings against Sharjeel Imam in 'hate speech' case
March 27, 2025 2:18 pm
Sharjeel Imam moved the Delhi High Court, challenging a March 7 order by a Saket court that directed the framing of charges against him.
Delhi HC adjourns Sharjeel Imam’s plea to quash chargesheet, notes prosecutor was absent on ‘4-5 occasions’
October 29, 2024 12:32 pm
Justice Manoj Ohri clarifies the trial court can proceed with the framing of charges in the case booked against Sharjeel Imam over his 2019 speech at Jamia Millia Islamia.
Consider Sharjeel Imam’s plea to expedite bail hearing, SC tells Delhi High Court
October 26, 2024 12:32 am
Sharjeel Imam’s counsel pointed out that his bail hearing in the 2020 northeast Delhi riots larger conspiracy case had been pending in the Delhi High Court since April 2022.
2020 Delhi riots case: Delhi HC refuses early hearing of Sharjeel Imam’s bail plea
September 04, 2024 3:48 pm
An accused in the 2020 Delhi riots case, Sharjeel Imam’s bail plea is scheduled to be heard on October 7. He has now been in jail for more than four years.
Delhi riots: HC judge recuses from hearing bail pleas by Sharjeel Imam, others
July 05, 2024 3:42 am
"Let these matters be listed before a bench of which one of us (Justice Amit Sharma) is not a member, subject to orders of the Acting Chief Justice," the bench said. The matter is next listed on July 24.
'Trial court got swayed by allegations’: Delhi High Court grants bail to Sharjeel Imam in sedition case
June 10, 2024 9:56 pm
Imam’s bail plea in police’s “larger conspiracy” case pertaining to the 2020 Delhi riots is pending before the High Court. He will remain in jail.
Why Sharjeel Imam was granted bail — and why he still will not be released
May 31, 2024 12:22 pm
Sharjeel Imam was granted statutory bail by the Delhi High Court on May 29. Here is what that means, and why he will continue to be in prison
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