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The Delhi High Court on Tuesday refused to grant bail to former JNU student Umar Khalid, who has been in custody for over two years, in a UAPA case related to the alleged conspiracy behind the riots here in February 2020.

The special bench comprising of Justices Siddharth Mridul and Rajnish Bhatnagar while rejecting the bail plea of Umar Khalid, observed that the name of the appe

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed the bail plea filed by Umar Khalid in connection with the Delhi riots case. 

A Delhi High Court bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and Rajnish Bhatnagar said it found no merit in the plea filed by the activist.

New Delhi: The special bench comprising of Justices Siddharth Mridul and Rajnish Bhatnagar while rejecting the bail plea of Umar Khalid, observed that the

The court also said the acts of the accused prima facie qualified as a "terrorist act" under the anti-terror law UAPA.

In their detailed order, the two judges explained the definition and provisions of UAPA, and pointed to the fact that even acts preparatory to the commission of terrorist acts are punishable under section 18 of UAPA.

Khalid had used the phrases in a contentious speech when he began his address to a crowd gathered in Amravati, Maharashtra. He was speaking against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens.

“We don't find any merit in the bail appeal. The bail appeal is dismissed,” said Justice Bhatnagar, while reading out the order. The bench had reserved its judgement on September 9

Around 9,900 party delegates cast their votes to elect the next Congress president on Monday. There were two candidates - Mallikarjun Kharge and Dr Shashi Tharoor.