Overview

• A division bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Shalinder Kaur dismissed nine appeals, including those by Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Gulfisha Fatima, Khalid Saifi, Athar Khan, Mohd Saleem Khan, Shifa‑ur‑Rehman, Meeran Haider and Shadab Ahmed.
• A separate bench rejected a bail plea by co‑accused Tasleem Ahmed on the same day, with detailed orders yet to be uploaded.
• The accused face charges under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and the IPC in the Delhi Police Special Cell’s ‘larger conspiracy’ case linked to the February 2020 northeast Delhi violence that left 53 dead and hundreds injured.
• Defense lawyers argued prolonged incarceration of over four years, delays in framing charges and parity with co‑accused granted bail in 2021, while prosecutors led by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta called the violence a pre‑planned conspiracy.
• The high court reserved these bail orders on 9 July after hearings across multiple benches over several years, and the accused may next seek relief from the Supreme Court as the trial remains at the pre‑charge stage.