Justices Aravind Kumar and NV Anjaria heard accused Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Gulfisha Fatima, Meeran Haider, Shadab Ahmed and Mohd Saleem Khan. Delhi Police will begin its arguments on Tuesday.
Final week, Delhi Police advised the Supreme Court docket that the accused have been attempting to play “sufferer card” on the grounds of lengthy incarceration. In an affidavit, the Delhi Police claimed that the accused themselves have been liable for delaying the graduation of trial within the case for “mala fide and mischievous” causes. “No floor for bail has been made by the petitioners,” the police mentioned.
Final month, the Supreme Court docket had hauled up Delhi Police for not submitting its response to the bail pleas filed by the accused.
The riots occurred in February 2020 following clashes over the then proposed Citizenship Modification Act (CAA). As per Delhi Police, the riots brought on the loss of life of 53 folks and injured lots of.
The case pertains to allegations that the accused had hatched a bigger conspiracy to trigger a number of riots. The FIR on this case was registered by a particular cell of Delhi Police underneath numerous provisions of the Indian Penal Code and the UAPA.
