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The court stressed that accusations against Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam were prima facie true, citing provocative speeches, WhatsApp groups and deliberate delays by co-accused, rejecting bail pleas that relied on prolonged incarceration and systemic delay arguments.

The “29 seconds” narrative spread rapidly on X, but the Delhi High Court had reserved its detailed 133-page judgment on 9th July 2025, pronouncing it nearly two months later after extensive hearings and deliberations.

Despite defence arguments on parity and prolonged incarceration, the Court held that Khalid, Imam and others played graver roles in the alleged conspiracy, stressing that bail decisions demand individual assessment and not automatic extension from co-accused.

While refusing bail, the court noted that Khalid and Imam allegedly created WhatsApp groups, spread pamphlets and delivered provocative speeches, finding prima facie material to suggest their central role in planning the Delhi riots conspiracy.

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Sister of UAPA accused Sharjeel Imam, who is jailed for his inflammatory remarks calling for balkanization of India, has become a judge in Bihar.

LiveLaw tweeted that the bail hearing of Sharjeel Imam, the "student activist," had been delayed again. But actually, it was a plea to club various FIRs filed against Imam for his seditious speeches during anti-CAA protests in 2019-20.

Delhi Police submitted in court that Delhi riots were a result of a deep-rooted conspiracy hatched after the Citizenship Amendment Bill was introduced in Parliament on December 4, 2019.

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed Sharjeel Imam's plea, seeking early hearing on his bail plea listed on October 7