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The Supreme Court volition connected Tuesday (December 9, 2025) resume proceeding connected the bail pleas of activists Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, others successful the UAPA lawsuit related to the alleged conspiracy down the 2020 Delhi riots.
In the erstwhile hearing, the Supreme Court had directed the 7 accused activists to furnish their imperishable addresses. No reasons were assigned for seeking the addresses. The tribunal connected December 3 could not perceive arguments connected behalf of the accused owing to paucity of time. The judges expressed interest implicit the extended proceedings, observing that arguments connected bail petitions ought to beryllium concluded with greater promptness.
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The accused person been successful custody arsenic undertrials since 2020. Their lawyers reason that the proceedings has been inordinately delayed and question bail connected grounds of parity with co-accused who person already secured relief. Natasha Narwal, Devangana Kalita, and Asif Iqbal Tanha were granted bail successful June 2021, portion erstwhile Congress councillor Ishrat Jahan was released successful March 2022.
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