Overview
- Monday’s session before Justices Aravind Kumar and N.V. Anjaria remained inconclusive and the court listed the bail pleas for further hearing on November 6.
- Senior advocate Salman Khurshid, for Shifa-ur-Rehman, argued he was cherry-picked, no UAPA offence is disclosed, and parity applies with co-accused who previously won bail.
- Kapil Sibal, for Umar Khalid, cited widespread acquittals in concluded riot trials to question the quality of the investigation and reiterated that Khalid was not in Delhi during the violence.
- Defence submissions for Sharjeel Imam and Gulfisha Fatima stressed the absence of any call for violence, long investigative delays, and the limited allegations tied to peaceful protest activity.
- Delhi Police, opposing bail, filed an affidavit alleging a pre-planned, nationwide conspiracy timed with the US President’s visit that led to 53 deaths and 753 FIRs, while the accused remain in custody under UAPA.