Delhi Police argues videos, chats and witness accounts expose real objective of regime change

Delhi Police disputes delay narrative, says speeches, WhatsApp chats and conduct show that protests were orchestrated, not spontaneous

Luthra argued that the accused was later “folded into” the larger conspiracy narrative, despite bail in the initial FIRs

As the Supreme Court considers the bail plea of Umar Khalid, here’s a ready-reckoner of relevant verdicts from the last couple of years

It was argued that with no evidence linked to violence and no overt act alleged, Umar Khalid and others cannot be jailed indefinitely

It was argued that Khalid and others remain jailed without recovery or proof of violence, as charge-sheets pile up yearly

The selective reading of liberty in UAPA and PMLA cases hinges on the accused’s identity. A ‘Khalid Test’ could offer a course correction

Tracking activist Umar Khalid's bail applications in the Delhi High Court and the Supreme Court of India

Umar Khalid has been in custody since September 2020 over conspiracy charges in the 2020 Delhi riots, with repeated rejection of bail pleas

The Court noted the prolonged incarceration without trial of political leaders and activists arrested under special criminal statutes

The High Court had discharged Saibaba in October 2022 but the top court sent it back on the ground that it hadn’t engaged with the evidence

Saibaba speaks about how bail for the marginalised is a major blind spot for the Courts