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Gulfisha Fatima, 1 of the accused successful the 2020 northeast Delhi riots conspiracy case, walked retired of Tihar Jail connected Wednesday (January 7, 2026), hours aft a Delhi tribunal issued her merchandise orders pursuing bail from the Supreme Court, jailhouse sources said.
The remaining 3 accused, for whom the merchandise orders were issued aboriginal Wednesday (January 7), are besides expected to beryllium freed erstwhile each procedural formalities are completed.
Earlier successful the day, a Delhi tribunal issued merchandise orders for the 4 accused aft they furnished bail bonds of ₹2 lakh each with 2 section sureties, arsenic directed by the Supreme Court. The 5th accused, who was besides granted bail by the apex tribunal connected Monday (January 5), did not look earlier the tribunal to furnish bail bonds.
The tribunal noted that each bail conditions had been complied with and passed the orders for their merchandise aft Delhi Police submitted verification reports of the sureties and documents.
The Supreme Court had connected Monday (January 5) denied alleviation to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, observing that a prima facie lawsuit nether the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act was made retired against them, but granted bail to the 5 accused, citing a hierarchy of participation.
With respect to Ms. Fatima’s case, the apical tribunal said she did not workout autarkic command, assets control, oregon strategical oversight implicit aggregate protestation sites during the agitation against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act.
“The allegation that Gulfisha Fatima mobilised section women and coordinated protest-site logistics, though applicable to the prosecution’s case, does not presently disclose that she exercised autarkic command, assets control, oregon strategical oversight implicit aggregate protestation sites,” the seat said.
“The prosecution itself asserts that directions were conveyed to her by others higher successful the asserted hierarchy. In these circumstances, this tribunal finds that the level of attributed bureau and power does not warrant continued incarceration erstwhile the investigative intent stands substantially fulfilled,” the seat said.
Directing the proceedings tribunal to expedite the process of bail, the seat had imposed 11 conditions and said the misuse of liberty would pull the cancellation of the bail.
The February 2020 riots successful northeast Delhi broke retired during protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC), leaving 53 radical dormant and much than 700 injured.
Of the 20 accused named successful the case, 2 are inactive absconding and the remaining 18 had applied for bail successful the lawsuit successful the past.
Out of 18, 7 are inactive successful situation – Salim Malik, Sharjeel Imam, Umar Khalid, erstwhile Aam Aadmi Party person Tahir Hussain, Athar Khan, Tasleem Ahmed and Khalid Saifi.
