Overview
- The petitions challenge the Delhi High Court’s September 2 order that denied bail to nine accused in the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case, describing their roles as prima facie grave and warning that conspiratorial violence cannot be cloaked as protest.
- The matters were listed before Justices Aravind Kumar and N. V. Anjaria, who said the case files reached their residences around 2:30 am.
- Appellants before the top court include Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Gulfisha Fatima and Meeran Haider, while another co-accused, Tasleem Ahmed, had his bail plea rejected by a different Delhi High Court bench the same day.
- Delhi Police maintain the riots were a premeditated conspiracy during anti-CAA demonstrations, citing witness statements and digital records in a case that saw 53 deaths and more than 700 injuries.
- The accused deny the allegations and seek bail citing prolonged pre-trial incarceration and lack of direct nexus to violence, even as charge-framing arguments continue at Karkardooma Court.