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Delhi riots UAPA bail hearings – Aug 2026

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Delhi riots UAPA bail hearings – July Aug 2026

Since May 2026 Delhi courts have issued a series of bail rulings for activists accused under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in connection with the February 2020 northeast Delhi riots. An Additional Sessions Judge initially denied student activist Umar Khalid a 15‑day interim bail, while the Delhi High Court later granted bail to co‑accused Salim Malik and, on 22 May, a three‑day interim bail to Khalid for family reasons. The Supreme Court then referred the broader bail question to a larger bench and granted six‑month interim bail to two other accused. In June, Khalid and Sharjeel Imam filed regular bail applications, arguing that six years of pre‑trial detention without charge‑framing violated their liberty. The Karkardooma Court scheduled a hearing for 4 July. On that date, Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai rejected both applications, reiterating citing the binding Supreme Court order of 5 January 2026 that bars bail until protected‑witness examination or a one‑year period elapses, and noting that no charges have been framed. On 15 July the judge permitted Khalid two weekly video‑call contacts with his family, finding no breach of prison rules. The order does not affect without changing his bail status, which remains denied while higher‑court deliberations continue. status. On 17 July the Delhi High Court Division Bench (Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Vikas Mahajan) issued a notice to the police seeking a response to on Sharjeel Imam’s bail application, observed that the trial remains stalled with charges still unframed, plea and scheduled further hearing for 27 August, noting recent Supreme Court interim‑bail orders for other co‑accused as a possible change in circumstances. co‑accused. On 30 July Umar Khalid lodged a third appeal before the Delhi High Court, requesting seeking regular and interim bail pending the Supreme Court’s final decision on whether prolonged detention and trial delays can override the January 2026 bail restrictions. The court listed the matter for hearing on 27 August alongside Imam’s plea, with Khalid also urging interim bail pending a Supreme Court ruling on the applicability of Article 21 to Section 43D(5) of the UAPA.

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