The Supreme Court on Friday (September 12, 2025) adjourned to September 19 the hearing on the bail pleas of activist Sharjeel Imam, former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) scholar Umar Khalid, and others in the larger conspiracy case linked to the 2020 Delhi riots.
A Bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and N.V. Anjaria said they had been unable to examine the case records as the files reached them only after midnight. “We received the files in these matters at 2.30 a.m.,” the Bench observed while deferring the proceedings by a week.
Umar Khalid verdict raises questions about judicial discretion overruling bail even after long incarceration
Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi appeared for Mr. Imam, while senior advocate Kapil Sibal represented Mr. Khalid. “Four matters are listed before the court today, all of them arising from the same High Court judgment,” Mr. Sibal submitted.
The petitions challenge the September 2 verdict of the Delhi High Court denying bail. A Division Bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Shalinder Kaur had held that the accused played “prima facie grave” roles in the conspiracy.
