Overview
- A Karkardooma court allowed Imam to withdraw his interim bail application that sought a 14‑day release from October 15 to 29.
- His counsel said the Supreme Court is the proper forum since his regular bail appeal in the Delhi riots case is already pending there.
- Imam remains in Tihar Jail on UAPA charges in the 2020 North‑East Delhi riots ‘larger conspiracy’ case after the Delhi High Court denied regular bail on September 2.
- He intends to run as an independent from Bahadurganj in Kishanganj, where polling is scheduled for November 11.
- No interim relief has been granted so far, and he argues temporary release is needed to file nomination papers before the October 20 deadline and to arrange his campaign.