Overview

• A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and N. V. Anjaria is listed to take up the bail petitions of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and Gulfisha Fatima, with a related plea by Meeran Haider before Chief Justice B. R. Gavai and Justice K. Vinod Chandran.
• The hearings come after the Delhi High Court on September 2 rejected bail for nine accused, holding that alleged conspiratorial violence disguised as protest could not be permitted.
• The High Court said the roles of Khalid and Imam appeared prima facie grave, citing speeches prosecutors say were timed with then US President Donald Trump’s visit and used to mobilise crowds.
• The accused have been jailed since 2020 and argue for bail citing prolonged incarceration, trial delays and parity with co-accused who earlier secured bail.
• Delhi Police and the Solicitor General oppose bail, calling the riots a well‑planned conspiracy supported by witness accounts, digital records and evidence of coordination.