The Supreme Court on Monday (October 27, 2025) expressed displeasure over the Delhi Police’s failure to file counter-affidavits to the bail pleas of activists Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Meeran Haider, Gulfisha Fatima, and Shifa-ur-Rehman in the larger conspiracy case linked to the 2020 Delhi riots.
Additional Solicitor-General S.V. Raju, appearing for the Delhi Police, sought two more weeks to file the counter-affidavit, stating that he was appearing in the matter for the first time and was unaware of the earlier proceedings.
