2020 Delhi riots: SC adjourns hearing on Umar Khalid's bail plea
The top court clarified that the case has been adjourned multiple times and that it was granting the ‘last opportunity’ and posted the plea for hearing in the coming week.
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The top court clarified that the case has been adjourned multiple times and that it was granting the ‘last opportunity’ and posted the plea for hearing in the coming week.
Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra of the Supreme Court on Wednesday recused himself from hearing the bail plea filed by JNU student and activist Umar Khalid in connection with the Delhi Riots conspiracy case
A bench of Justices AS Bopanna and Hima Kohli sought the response of the Delhi Police and posted the matter for further consideration after six weeks.
The hearing will be held on January 21. By then, Tihar jail authorities will need to have filed their report with Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat.
The activist, accused of planning a conspiracy to incite the February 2020 Delhi violence, will remain out of jail till December 30.