Overview

• Justices Navin Chawla and Shalinder Kaur dismissed bail appeals by Khalid, Imam and seven co‑accused, stating in open court, "All the appeals are dismissed."
• A separate bench of Justices Subramonium Prasad and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar also rejected bail for co‑accused Tasleem Ahmed.
• The court noted that a hurried trial would be detrimental to both sides and recorded that proceedings are at arguments on framing of charges, with a 3,000‑page chargesheet and extensive electronic material on record.
• Prosecutors, led by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, argued the 2020 violence was a planned conspiracy intended to divide and embarrass the country, saying long incarceration alone cannot justify release.
• Defense teams cited over four years in custody and sought parity with co‑accused granted bail in 2021, but the High Court declined to grant relief while the substantive trial remains pending.