Delhi riots case: SC refuses bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, gives it to five others
Public Lokpal
January 05, 2026
Delhi riots case: SC refuses bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, gives it to five others
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday refused bail to activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case but granted it to five others, citing "hierarchy of participation" and saying all accused in the case do not stand on the same footing.
There was a prima facie case against Khalid and Imam under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, a bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and N V Anjaria said. While the two will remain in jail, activists Gulfisha Fatima, Meeran Haider, Shifa Ur Rehman, Mohd. Saleem Khan and Shadab Ahmad have been given bail.
Khalid and Imam can file fresh bail applications after the examination of protected witnesses or after one year from today, the court said. The two stand on qualitatively different footing as compared to other accused, it said.
PTI