Today, On 11th December, In the Delhi Riots Case, Considering Sister’s Marriage,’ Court Grants Bail to Umar Khalid. He will receive interim relief and be on bail from December 16 to December 29, subject to furnishing a personal bond and sureties.
A Delhi court on Thursday granted interim bail to former JNU scholar and accused in the Delhi riots conspiracy, Umar Khalid, for the purpose of attending his sister’s wedding.
Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Sameer Bajpai stated that Khalid will be on bail from December 16 to December 29.
The Court elaborated,
“Considering the fact that the marriage is of the real sister of the applicant, the application is allowed and the applicant is granted interim bail from 16.12.2025 to 29.12.2025 on furnishing of personal bond of Rs.20,000/- with two sureties of the like amount subject to the following conditions,”
Khalid has been instructed to refrain from using social media and to only meet family members, relatives, and friends.
The Court said,
“Further, he shall remain at his home or at the places where the ceremonies of marriage as mentioned by him will take place,”
Earlier, Former JNU scholar Umar Khalid filed a request for interim bail in the Delhi riots conspiracy case at Delhi’s Karkardooma Court, aiming to attend his sister’s wedding.
Khalid had requested bail from December 14 to December 29, with his sister’s wedding planned for December 27.
Khalid was arrested in September 2020 and faces charges of criminal conspiracy, rioting, unlawful assembly, among other offenses under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA).
He was granted bail for a period of seven days in December 2024 to attend a cousin’s wedding.
The accused in this case include Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Safoora Zargar, Natasha Narwal, Asif Iqbal Tanha, Tahir Hussain, Khalid Saifi, Isharat Jahan, Meeran Haider, Gulfisha Fatima, Shifa-Ur-Rehman, Shadab Ahmed, Tasleem Ahmed, Saleem Malik, Mohd Saleem Khan, Athar Khan, and Faizan Khan.
The violence occurred during protests against the proposed Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC), resulting in 53 deaths and over 700 injuries.
According to the allegations, Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Gulfisha Fatima, Shifa Ur Rehman and Meeran Haider were involved in orchestrating protests, delivering inflammatory speeches and mobilising crowds, which, as per the prosecution, triggered the large-scale violence in Delhi in 2020.
They are now seeking bail from the Supreme Court under the stringent provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) concerning the February 2020 Delhi riots. In 2020, Imam was arrested under the UAPA and identified as the main conspirator in the Delhi riots case.
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court is set to hear the bail applications filed by Khalid and others on Friday, October 31.
Earlier, On September 2, the Delhi High Court denied bail to Imam, Khalid, and seven others: Mohd Saleem Khan, Shifa Ur Rehman, Athar Khan, Meeran Haider, Shadab Ahmed, Abdul Khalid Saifi, and Gulfisha Fatima. On the same day, another accused, Tasleem Ahmed, had his bail plea rejected by a different bench of the High Court.
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