Overview

• A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and N. V. Anjaria is listed to take up the petitions after earlier adjournments caused by late case files and a defence request.
• The appeals challenge the Delhi High Court’s September 2 order that denied bail to nine accused, finding their roles prima facie grave in the alleged conspiracy.
• Delhi Police oppose bail, asserting the 2020 violence stemmed from a premeditated, coordinated plot supported by extensive charge sheets, protected-witness statements and digital material.
• Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Meeran Haider and Gulfisha Fatima have been in custody for about five years under UAPA in FIR 59/2020, and the larger-conspiracy trial has not yet begun.
• The riots during anti-CAA protests left 53 dead and hundreds injured, and activists and supporters have urged a fair trial for those charged.