Delhi riots

The Supreme Court ruled that the Delhi riots were a planned conspiracy, not spontaneous violence, drawing a firm line between alleged masterminds like Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam and peripheral actors while upholding strict UAPA bail norms.

The court deemed the order to probe Kapil Mishra to be illegal, improper and incorrect, in addition to pointing out its flaws.

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Rejecting Tasleem Ahmed’s plea, the court noted trial delays stemmed from the accused themselves, not the prosecution or judiciary, and reiterated that bail under UAPA remains an exception even with prolonged incarceration.

The Delhi HC dismissed the bail pleas of Jamia leaders Shifa-ur-Rehman and Meeran Haider in the 2020 Delhi anti-Hindu riots conspiracy case.

The High Court said that the accused took part in various meetings wherein they conspired to perpetuate violence against the policemen and non-Muslims.

Gulfisha Fatima was involved in the conspiratorial meeting on 23/24.01.2020 at the Seelampur and Jafrabad protest site among others like Umar Khalid and Pinjra Tod members. Gulfisha Fatim had created two Whatsapp groups called Warrior and Aurton Ka Inquilab. These groups were created on 26/12/2019.

Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Pulastya Pramachala noted that charges against accused persons, namely: Ankit Chaudhary alias Fauji, Sumit alias Badshah, Pappu, Vijay, Ashish Kumar, Sourabh Kaushik, Bhupender, Shakti Singh, Sachin Kumar alias Rancho, Rahul and  Yogesh, were not proven beyond reasonable doubt. Giving the accused persons benefit of doubt, the court acquitted them of all charges.