The Union’s approach to defer bail pleas by a year was rejected by the Bench, paving the way for bail under the stringent statute

The UAPA reference on the face of it has to only weigh the liberty consideration. Five years worth of cases suggest more nuances

May saw the recommendation of five new judges and a closure on the year-long challenge against the Bihar SIR

Two coordinate Benches read K.A. Najeeb differently; the Court referred the question and granted interim bail to two accused.

The Court's clarification protects accused persons trapped by its 2022 freeze, but the constitutional question lingers

Media commentary has been almost unanimous in calling out the Court’s flimsy legal reasoning in its denial of bail to Khalid and Imam

By denying bail to Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, the Supreme Court could have precipitated a doctrinal shift with implications for undertrials

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

The Court served up a mixed bag of bail orders—some baffling for their onerousness and others providing relief before the start of trial

The Delhi police relied on chats, speeches, secret meetings and location data to argue Khalid’s involvement in the Delhi Riots conspiracy

Petitioners challenged detention, citing prolonged investigation and repeated supplementary chargesheets

Petitioners attacked “speeches-as-conspiracy” and asked why UAPA custody continues without a single overt act