Delhi riots case hearing LIVE: Supreme Court hears bail pleas of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and others

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Students Leader Umar Khalid astatine the Chhatra Bharti seminar against CAA held astatine Y.B. Chavan. File | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini

The Supreme Court connected Thursday (November 20, 2025) is proceeding the bail pleas of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and others accused successful the Northeast Delhi riots of 2020.

In the erstwhile proceeding connected Tuesday (November 18, 2025), Solicitor General Tushar Mehta submitted successful the Supreme Court that the communal unit witnessed successful Delhi successful February 2020 indispensable not beryllium viewed arsenic a “spontaneous” aftermath of the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act.

The tribunal was proceeding the police’s effect to bail pleas filed by erstwhile JNU pupil person Umar Khalid and his co-accused Sharjeel Imam, Meeran Haider, Shifa Ur Rahman, Mohd. Saleem Khan and Gulfisha Fatima successful the Delhi riots ‘larger conspiracy’ case. They are facing charges nether the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for conspiring to instigate communal riots and equipped rebellion. Khalid has been incarcerated for 5 years now.

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November 20, 2025 12:52
Accused cannot instrumentality vantage of delay: Additional Solicitor General for Delhi Police
Appearing for Delhi Police, Additional Solicitor General S.V. Raju argues that the accused cannot instrumentality vantage of delay.
November 20, 2025 12:51
Hearing begins
The proceeding is earlier a two-Judge Bench headed by Justice Aravind Kumar.
November 20, 2025 12:50
2020 Delhi riot was not spontaneous but pre-planned, Solicitor General tells Supreme Court
2020 Delhi riot was not spontaneous but pre-planned, Solicitor General tells Supreme Court
Solicitor General asserts Delhi riots were pre-planned attacks connected nationalist sovereignty, challenging the communicative of spontaneity successful Supreme Court.