“No Independent Command or Control”: Supreme Court Grants Bail to Gulfisha Fatima in Delhi Riots Case

The Supreme Court held that activist Gulfisha Fatima did not exercise independent command, resource control, or strategic oversight over multiple protest sites during the 2020 Delhi riots. Granting her bail, the court said continued custody was unnecessary as she lacked autonomous authority and parity applied with co-accused already on bail.

Umar Khalid’s Case| ‘Multiple Adjournments, Then Bail Withdrawn’: Ex-CJI Chandrachud

In Umar Khalid’s case, Ex-CJI Chandrachud highlighted that there were multiple adjournments sought by his counsel, at least seven or more, and finally the bail application was withdrawn, a fact often overlooked in debates.

Delhi Court Acquits 6 in 2020 Riots Case: Judge Slams Police for “Egregious Padding of Evidence”

A Delhi court freed six men in a 2020 riots case, ruling the charges were false and the investigation unreliable. The judge warned police of “serious erosion of faith in law.”