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Umar Khalid bail: A timeline of hearings, events in UAPA case against him
Umar Khalid bail plea, Delhi riots 2020 timeline: Umar Khalid was booked by Delhi Police for allegedly conspiring and instigating the Delhi Riots in 2020, which happened during the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019.
Umar Khalid bail plea: Supreme Court hears bail plea of Umar Khalid in 2020 Delhi riots case.
Umar Khalid bail plea: With the Supreme Court set to pronounce on Monday its decision on the bail pleas of the accused in the 2020 Delhi communal riots case, including Umar Khalid and others, here’s a look at some of the crucial developments in the case so far.
Khalid, an activist and a former JNU student, has been facing charges of criminal conspiracy under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in connection to the 2020 Delhi riots, which left 53 people dead and hundreds injured. Khalid was arrested in 2020 and since then there have been multiple court hearings till date.
2020
September: Umar Khalid arrested under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in connection to the 2020 Delhi riots.
October: Delhi Police files another FIR against Khalid for vandalism and arson.
November: Delhi police files chargesheet against Khalid.
2021
April: Khalid receives bail from a Sessions Court against the charges filed against him for vandalism and arson. However, he remains in jail over the allegations of conspiring and instigating the 2020 Delhi Riots.
July: Khalid files bail plea in UAPA case.
2022
March: Sessions Court denies bail to Khalid.
April: Khalid approaches the Delhi High Court for bail.
October: Khalid’s bail plea was rejected by the Delhi High Court after he challenged the trial court’s order. The court held that the prosecution’s case and the charge sheet had made out a prima facie case against Khalid.
December: He was allowed interim bail by the trial court to attend a family function and gagged from talking to the media.
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2023
April: He moved the Supreme Court against the high court’s order denying him bail.
August: SC judge PK Mishra recuses himself from hearing Khalid’s plea seeking bail in UAPA case.
October: SC issues notice to Centre on Khalid’s plea challenging various provisions of UAPA.
2024
February: Khalid withdraws bail plea from SC, to ‘try luck in trial court’ after several adjournments.
March: Khalid again moves a Delhi court seeking bail.
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May: Additional sessions judge Sameer Bajpai dismisses Khalid’s bail plea.
July: Justice Amit Sharma recuses from hearing his bail plea after he moves the Delhi High Court.
December: A trial court grants him seven days of interim bail to attend cousin’s wedding.
2025
July: Delhi High Court reserves order on bail plea of Khalid and others.
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September: Underlining that the 2020 Delhi riots were not a “regular protest” but a “premeditated, well-orchestrated conspiracy,” the high court declines bail to Khalid and others.
Khalid moves Supreme Court against high court order denying him bail.
October: Supreme Court raps Delhi Police for seeking two weeks to reply to Khalid’s bail plea, saying, ‘Gave sufficient time’.
Delhi Police tells apex court that the communal riots that rocked the national capital in 2020, killing 53 people, were a “criminal conspiracy hatched for execution of riots intended for achieving the final ‘regime change’ goal” and stoutly opposed granting bail to the accused, including Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, in cases registered in this connection.
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December 10: A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and N V Anjaria reserves its decision in the bail matter of Khalid and others.
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