The High Court has not granted bail to the accused Umar Khalid, Sharjil Imam and seven others in the case of burning Delhi in the fire of violence amid protests against CAA in 2020. This decision will be challenged in the Supreme Court.
2020 delhi riots case: The Delhi High Court gave a major verdict on Tuesday in the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case. The court refused to grant bail to JNU (Jawaharlal Nehru University) alumni Omar Khalid, Sharjil Imam and seven others. Now they have the hope of going to the Supreme Court and getting relief from there.
Accused will challenge Delhi High Court’s decision in Supreme Court
A bench of Justices Naveen Chawla and Justice Shailinder Kaur heard the case. Apart from Khalid and Imam, the bench also dismissed the bail petitions of Mohammad Salim Khan, Shifa ur Rahman, Athar Khan, Miran Haider, Shadab Ahmed Abdul Khalid Saifi and Gulfisha Fatima. The bail petitions of Imam and Khalid are pending since 2022. The lawyer appearing in the court on behalf of these workers said that the verdict will be challenged in the Supreme Court.
Violence took place in North-East Delhi due to CAA, 50 people were killed
Earlier, the second bench of the High Court in the same case rejected the bail plea of another accused Taslim Ahmed. In February 2020, there was communal violence in North-East Delhi over CAA (Citizenship Amendment Act). Due to this, more than 50 people were killed and more than 700 were injured. Imam and Khalid were accused of being part of a large conspiracy related to violence.
Delhi Police told Khalid, Imam and others the mastermind of violence
Delhi Police has accused Khalid, Imam and others of being “mastermind” of violence. They have been charged under the illegal activities (prevention) Act. Khalid was arrested in September 2020. He has since been in jail. In December last year, he got a 7 -day interim bail to attend the wedding in his family.
Tusshar Mehta said-If you do something against the country, stay in jail
During the hearing, the accused were told that they have already been in jail for more than four years. The trial in the case is running at a very dull speed. Therefore, bail is needed. However, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, while opposing his bail, argued that the riots were planned with a terrible objective. It was a “deliberate conspiracy”. It is a conspiracy to discredit India in the world. He said, “If you do anything against your country, it would be better to stay in jail till they are acquitted.”