Delhi court rejects Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam bail pleas, says bound by Supreme Court order
A Delhi court has rejected Umar Khalid’s fresh bail plea in connection with the 2020 Delhi riots case. File | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini A Delhi court on Saturday (July 4, 2026) dismissed the bail applications of Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, accused in the larger conspiracy case related to the 2020 North East Delhi riots, holding that it was bound by the Supreme Court’s January order which had put a couple of conditions on the same. The Supreme Court, on January 05, 2026 had rejected the bail pleas of the two and had expressly directed that the applicants could renew their bail requests only after the protected witnesses in the case were examined or upon the expiry of one year from January 5, 2026, whichever was earlier. In a common order for both Mr. Imam and Mr. Khalid, who are languishing in jail for over five years under charges of UAPA, Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai of Karkardooma Court held that the trial court had “no option” but to follow the Supreme Court’s directions. …









