Overview

• A division bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Shalinder Kaur dismissed the appeals, stating in court, "All the appeals are dismissed."
• Bail was also denied to Gulfisha Fatima, Khalid Saifi, Athar Khan, Mohd Saleem Khan, Shifa-ur-Rehman, Meeran Haider and Shadab Ahmed, while a separate bench rejected Tasleem Ahmed’s plea.
• The court noted the case is still at arguments on framing charges, cited a 3,000-page chargesheet plus about 30,000 pages of electronic material, and cautioned that a rushed trial would be detrimental.
• Parity with earlier bail orders and prolonged incarceration arguments were rejected under UAPA’s Section 43D(5), with the bench calling the accusations prima facie grave and pointing to pending witness testimony and risks of tampering.
• Lawyers for some accused indicated they will approach the Supreme Court, as Left parties condemned the ruling and termed the continued detention a travesty of justice.