How the UAPA is wrecking lives
2 years, 8 months ago

How the UAPA is wrecking lives

The Hindu  

On March 24, a Sessions Court in Delhi denied bail to Umar Khalid as part of a set of cases that have commonly come to be known as “the Delhi riots cases”. The denial of bail to Mr. Khalid highlights an equally serious problem: the broken nature of India’s criminal justice system. Shorn of legalese, the UAPA prohibits a judge from granting an individual bail if, on a perusal of the police diary or the police report, the judge is of the opinion that there are “reasonable grounds for believing that the accusation is … prima facie true.” The effect of this, as the criminal legal scholar Abhinav Sekhri has pointed out, is that the UAPA introduces elements of the criminal trial into the question of bail. A reading of the bail order shows that the court reproduces various allegations against Mr. Khalid — some of them hearsay, and therefore inadmissible during the trial, and some extremely implausible; dismisses the defence’s challenges to them without any engagement; and then denies bail.

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Delhi Riots UAPA Case: High Court To Hear Bail Pleas Of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam On January 07
4 days, 13 hours ago

Delhi Riots UAPA Case: High Court To Hear Bail Pleas Of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam On January 07

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court will hear on January 07, 2025, the bail pleas filed by Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and other accused persons in connection with the UAPA case alleging a larger conspiracy related to the 2020 North-East Delhi riots. Recently, Umar Khalid's counsel, seeking bail, submitted before the division bench said as to how he was made an accused …

PMLA Case | Allahabad HC Denies Bail To Man Accused Of Duping People By Impersonating Person Close To PM Modi
6 days, 13 hours ago

PMLA Case | Allahabad HC Denies Bail To Man Accused Of Duping People By Impersonating Person Close To PM Modi

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday denied bail to one Mohammad Kashif, booked under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, on the allegations that he duped people financially by flaunting on social media morphed images with ministers, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Noida resident Kashif, arrested in April last year, defrauded people by promising them tenders and government jobs and …

Umar Khalid gets interim bail by court to attend cousin's wedding in 2020 Delhi riots case
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6 days, 15 hours ago

Umar Khalid gets interim bail by court to attend cousin's wedding in 2020 Delhi riots case

India TV News  

2020 North East Delhi Violence: A Delhi court on Wednesday granted interim bail to Umar Khalid, a former student of Jawaharlal Nehru University, in connection with a larger conspiracy case related to the 2020 North East Delhi Violence. Delhi HC reviewing regular bail applications Meanwhile, the Delhi High Court is presently reviewing the regular bail applications of Umar Khalid and …

Umar Khalid Gets 7 Days Interim Bail In Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case
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6 days, 15 hours ago

Umar Khalid Gets 7 Days Interim Bail In Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case

Live Law  

A Delhi Court on Wednesday granted interim bail to former JNU scholar Umar Khalid in the UAPA case alleging a larger conspiracy related to the 2020 North-East Delhi riots.Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai of Karkardooma Courts granted interim bail for 7 days to Khalid for attending a wedding in the family.The interim bail conditions are that Khalid shall not contact …

Umar Khalid gets 7-day bail in 2020 Delhi riots case to attend family wedding
1 week ago

Umar Khalid gets 7-day bail in 2020 Delhi riots case to attend family wedding

India Today  

A Delhi court on Wednesday granted bail for seven days to former JNU student Umar Khalid to attend a wedding in his family in the UAPA case alleging a larger conspiracy related to the 2020 Delhi riots. Khalid has been in custody since his arrest by the Delhi Police on September 14, 2020 in the UAPA case over the alleged …

Delhi riots conspiracy case: Court grants interim bail to Umar Khalid to attend marriage in family
1 week ago

Delhi riots conspiracy case: Court grants interim bail to Umar Khalid to attend marriage in family

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai of Karkardooma Court allowed Khalid a seven-day interim bail to attend a family wedding on Wednesday. The court granted interim bail to former JNU student leader Umar Khalid in connection with a UAPA case linked to the alleged conspiracy behind the 2020 North-East Delhi riots. Khalid has been in custody since September 2020, …

What is the basis of making me accused in riots case, Khalid asks in Delhi HC
2 weeks, 4 days ago

What is the basis of making me accused in riots case, Khalid asks in Delhi HC

The Hindu  

Former Jawaharlal Nehru University student Umar Khalid on Friday asked the police, during a hearing in the Delhi High Court, the basis on which he had been named an accused in an Unlawful Activities Act case related to the “larger conspiracy” behind the February 2020 north-east Delhi riots. Senior advocate Trideep Pais, appearing for Mr. Khalid, argued that no criminality …

UAPA | Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Indulging In 'Anti-National Activities' With Pakistani National
3 weeks, 6 days ago

UAPA | Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Indulging In 'Anti-National Activities' With Pakistani National

Live Law  

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has granted bail to a man accused under stringent Unlawful Activities Act for allegedly being in touch with a Pakistani national and arranging money for "anti-national activities. The Punjab & Haryana High Court has granted bail to a man accused under stringent Unlawful Activities Act for allegedly being in touch with a Pakistani national …

2020 Delhi riots: HC lists Umar Khalid's bail plea for hearing in UAPA case on Oct 7
3 months, 3 weeks ago

2020 Delhi riots: HC lists Umar Khalid's bail plea for hearing in UAPA case on Oct 7

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Thursday listed for hearing on October 7 the bail plea of former JNU student Umar Khalid in a case registered against him under anti-terror law UAPA over the alleged larger conspiracy behind the communal riots that erupted in the national capital in February 2020. Khalid, who was arrested by the Delhi Police in …

UAPA no exception to the rule on bail
4 months, 1 week ago

UAPA no exception to the rule on bail

Hindustan Times  

Time and again, the Supreme Court has pronounced that bail is the rule and jail the exception. The fact is that the UAPA, which was meant to be an anti-terror law, has been crafted in such a way that conditions that ordinarily merit grant of bail do not suffice. In February this year, the SC, in another matter where it …

Delhi riots case: court asks police to reply to Khalid’s bail plea by August 29
5 months ago

Delhi riots case: court asks police to reply to Khalid’s bail plea by August 29

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the police’s response on the bail plea of former Jawaharlal Nehru University student Umar Khalid in an Unlawful Activities Act case related to the alleged larger conspiracy behind the February 2020 communal riots. The court will then hear Mr. Khalid’s bail plea and the bail pleas of other co-accused in the case, including …

Delhi riots: HC seeks police's stand on Umar Khalid's bail plea in UAPA case
5 months ago

Delhi riots: HC seeks police's stand on Umar Khalid's bail plea in UAPA case

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court sought the city police's stand on Wednesday on the bail plea of former Jawaharlal Nehru University student Umar Khalid in a UAPA case related to the alleged larger conspiracy behind the February 2020 riots here. On May 28, the trial court rejected Khalid's plea seeking regular bail for the second time, saying its previous …

Legally Speaking | The curious case of the sanction against Arundhati Roy
6 months ago

Legally Speaking | The curious case of the sanction against Arundhati Roy

Hindustan Times  

At 6:46 PM on June 14, PTI tweeted a statement from Raj Niwas Officials, “Delhi LG gives prosecution sanction against Arundhati Roy under UAPA for ‘provocative’ speech at an event in 2010. The tweet evoked several questions, ‘What provocative speech?’ ‘Why sanction now after 14 years?’ ‘On what grounds?’ ‘Why UAPA?’ among others. P. Chidambaram, the then home minister said: …

Delhi HC reduces the life sentence of 5 JeM terrorists to 10 years jail, says they only 'conspired, did not actually commit terrorism '
7 months ago

Delhi HC reduces the life sentence of 5 JeM terrorists to 10 years jail, says they only 'conspired, did not actually commit terrorism '

Op India  

Referring to a quote from Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s book “Crime and Punishment,” the Delhi High Court on Monday altered and decreased the sentence granted to five members of the terror organisation Jaish-e-Mohammed. The court reduced the punishment from life imprisonment to ten years of prison time for the offense under Section 121A of the Indian Penal Code. A division …

'Took active part in hatching a conspiracy': Delhi HC denies bail to UAPA accused Salim Malik in Delhi riots case
7 months, 4 weeks ago

'Took active part in hatching a conspiracy': Delhi HC denies bail to UAPA accused Salim Malik in Delhi riots case

Op India  

On 22nd April, the Delhi High Court rejected the bail plea of Salim Malik alias Munna in the anti-Hindu Delhi Riots larger conspiracy case. The group remained silent for three days and a meeting took place on 20-21 Feb 2020 at Chand Bagh and then on 22-23 Feb 2020 which was attended by Salim Malik along with other accused. On …

Umar Khalid messaged actors, politicians to amplify narrative: Delhi Police
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Umar Khalid messaged actors, politicians to amplify narrative: Delhi Police

India Today  

Delhi Police have opposed bail to former Jawaharlal Nehru University student and activist Umar Khalid's bail plea in the February 2020 case of communal violence in Delhi, saying he messaged actors and politicians to amplify his narrative as part of a larger conspiracy. Lawyer for Delhi Police, Special Public Prosecutor Amit Prasad told a court on Tuesday that Khalid sent …

Delhi Police file charge sheet against NewsClick in UAPA case
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi Police file charge sheet against NewsClick in UAPA case

The Hindu  

The Delhi Police on March 30 filed its first chargesheet against news portal NewsClick and its founder Prabir Purkayastha, in a case lodged under the provisions of the Unlawful Activities Act, 1967, following allegations that they received funds through Chinese firms to spread pro-China propaganda. The chargesheet against NewsClick came nearly six months after the Delhi Police arrested Mr. Purkayastha …

Delhi riots: Court refuses bail to former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi riots: Court refuses bail to former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain

Op India  

A Delhi Court has dismissed the regular bail application of Tahir Hussain, accused in the larger conspiracy of the Delhi riots under the Unlawful Activities Act, 1967. “Thus, in view of the facts as discussed above and the bar under Section 43 of UAA, the Court does not find the case of the applicant to be a fit case for …

Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case: High Court Asks Police To Clarify If Probe Is Complete Or More Chargesheets Will Be Filed
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case: High Court Asks Police To Clarify If Probe Is Complete Or More Chargesheets Will Be Filed

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the Delhi Police to clarify if its investigation in the UAPA case alleging a larger conspiracy in the 2020 North-East Delhi riots is complete or if any more chargesheets will be filed in the matter. A division bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Manoj Jain asked Special Public Prosecutor Amit Prasad …

Nuh Violence: Haryana Police Slaps UAPA Charges On Congress MLA Mamman Khan
10 months ago

Nuh Violence: Haryana Police Slaps UAPA Charges On Congress MLA Mamman Khan

News 18  

Charges under the stringent Unlawful Activities Act have been slapped against Congress MLA Mamman Khan in Haryana in connection with the Nuh violence case. Police have added charges under anti-terror law UAPA to the FIR, Khan’s counsel said on Wednesday. Meanwhile, speaking in the Haryana Assembly during the ongoing budget session, Congress MLA from Nuh Aftab Ahmed questioned why the …

Decide on Sharjeel’s bail by Feb 17: Delhi HC to trial court
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Decide on Sharjeel’s bail by Feb 17: Delhi HC to trial court

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed a trial court in the city to decide by February 17 an application moved by student activist Sharjeel Imam seeking statutory bail in a sedition case against him in relation to the 2020 northeast Delhi riots. During the hearing before a bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Manoj Jain, …

Decide by next month Sharjeel Imam’s bail plea, Delhi High Court tells trial court
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Decide by next month Sharjeel Imam’s bail plea, Delhi High Court tells trial court

The Hindu  

: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday ordered a trial court here to decide by next month a plea by student activist Sharjeel Imam seeking bail in connection with a 2020 communal riots case involving allegations of sedition and unlawful activities. Mr. Imam has sought bail on the grounds that he has been in custody for the past four years …

UAPA should be scrapped as 97 percent accused are proven innocent, says Prof. Haragopal
10 months, 3 weeks ago

UAPA should be scrapped as 97 percent accused are proven innocent, says Prof. Haragopal

The Hindu  

“A person suffers in jail for three to four years and then gets acquitted after the prosecution fails to prove his guilt. About 97 percent of the arrests were made without any evidence, under the Unlawful Activities Act, 1967 cases,” said G. Haragopal, human rights activists and retired professor from the University of Hyderabad. In the city to participate in …

Umar Khalid bail plea faces the hurdle of adjournment yet again in SC
11 months ago

Umar Khalid bail plea faces the hurdle of adjournment yet again in SC

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on January 24 rescheduled a bail petition filed by former Jawaharlal Nehru University student leader Umar Khalid despite expressly recording that “no further adjournment shall be granted to either of the parties” in its previous order on January 10. Mr. Khalid’s case came up before a different Bench led by Justice Bela M. Trivedi on September 5. …

Allahabad HC Grants Bail To Man Booked Under UAPA For Allegedly Strengthening PFI To Establish 'Gazwa-E-Hind' In India
11 months ago

Allahabad HC Grants Bail To Man Booked Under UAPA For Allegedly Strengthening PFI To Establish 'Gazwa-E-Hind' In India

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court recently granted bail to a UAPA Accused who was arrested in September 2022 on the allegations of actively participating in strengthening the Popular Front of India organization to establish 'Gazwa-e-Hind' in India. The Bench of Justice Rajan Roy and Justice Ajai Kumar Srivastava-I granted him bail as it noted that the trial in the case is …

Distinguish Sharjeel role in Delhi riots: Court
11 months, 1 week ago

Distinguish Sharjeel role in Delhi riots: Court

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court on Monday directed the Delhi Police to file a chart distinguishing the role of student activist Sharjeel Imam — booked under the stringent anti-terror law Unlawful Activities Act or UAPA for allegedly instigating the February 2020 Delhi riots — from his three co-accused who were granted bail in the same case in 2021. Sharjeel Imam had …

Delhi Riots: Court Rejects Tahir Hussain's Plea Seeking Stay On PMLA Proceedings Till Framing Of Charges In UAPA Case
1 year ago

Delhi Riots: Court Rejects Tahir Hussain's Plea Seeking Stay On PMLA Proceedings Till Framing Of Charges In UAPA Case

Live Law  

A Delhi Court on Friday rejected a plea moved by Aam Aadmi Party Councillor Tahir Hussain seeking stay on the proceedings in a money laundering case registered against him in relation to the 2020 riots, till the framing of charges in the UAPA case alleging larger conspiracy in the violence. Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat dismissed Hussain's plea and said …

SC issues notice to Centre on Umar Khalid's plea challenging various provisions of UAPA
1 year, 1 month ago

SC issues notice to Centre on Umar Khalid's plea challenging various provisions of UAPA

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on October 31 sought a response from the Centre on former JNU student Umar Khalid's plea challenging various provisions of the Unlawful Activities Act. The top court said it would also hear Mr. Khalid's plea seeking bail in a case lodged under anti-terror law UAPA over his alleged involvement in the conspiracy behind the northeast Delhi riots …

Vendetta without limit: The Hindu Editorial on the resurrection of an old case against Arundhati Roy and an academician
1 year, 2 months ago

Vendetta without limit: The Hindu Editorial on the resurrection of an old case against Arundhati Roy and an academician

The Hindu  

The resurrection of a criminal case dating back to 2010 against writer-activist Arundhati Roy and an academician from Kashmir seems ill-motivated. Saxena granting sanction to prosecute Ms. Roy and Sheikh Showkat Hussain, a former Kashmir University professor, for alleged divisive speeches and imputations against national unity made in New Delhi as far back as on October 21, 2010. Coming in …

Delhi riots: SC to hear Umar Khalid’s bail plea on November 1
1 year, 2 months ago

Delhi riots: SC to hear Umar Khalid’s bail plea on November 1

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Thursday fixed November 1 for hearing a plea for bail filed by former Jawaharlal Nehru University student leader Umar Khalid, who is accused of conspiracy in a case registered under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act and linked to the February 2020 Delhi riots case. The Delhi High Court had in October last year refused to grant …

Delhi High Court Denies Bail To Man Booked Under UAPA In J&K Larger Conspiracy Case
1 year, 3 months ago

Delhi High Court Denies Bail To Man Booked Under UAPA In J&K Larger Conspiracy Case

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed an appeal against the Trial Court order denying bail to Suhail Ahmad Thokar, one of the accused charged under the Unlawful Activities Act, 1967, in connection with the Jammu and Kashmir “larger conspiracy” case post revocation of Article 370 of the Constitution of India. “Resultantly, after due consideration of the provisions of the …

Day after unrest in Imphal, five booked under UAPA given bail
1 year, 3 months ago

Day after unrest in Imphal, five booked under UAPA given bail

Hindustan Times  

Guwahati: A special National Investigation Agency court in Manipur on Friday granted bail to five Meitei men who were booked under stringent Unlawful Activities Act and whose arrest last week had sparked widespread violence and 48-hour shutdown in Imphal valley. Relying on the Supreme Court ruling in Arnesh Kumar versus state of Bihar prescribing bail conditions, the special NIA court …

Supreme Court to hear Umar Khalid’s bail petition after four weeks
1 year, 3 months ago

Supreme Court to hear Umar Khalid’s bail petition after four weeks

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday admitted an appeal for bail filed by former Jawaharlal Nehru University student leader Umar Khalid and agreed to examine after four weeks evidence he may produce in his favour against charges levelled against him under the Unlawful Activities Act in connection with the February 2020 Delhi riots case. The Delhi High Court in October last …

SC adjourns hearing on Umar Khalid's plea seeking bail in UAPA case
1 year, 3 months ago

SC adjourns hearing on Umar Khalid's plea seeking bail in UAPA case

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned for a week the hearing on a plea filed by former JNU student Umar Khalid seeking bail in a case lodged under anti-terror law UAPA over his alleged involvement in the conspiracy behind the northeast Delhi riots of February 2020. Khalid's petition challenging the October 18, 2022 order of the Delhi High Court, which …

2020 Delhi riots: SC issues notice to Delhi Police on Umar Khalid's bail plea in UAPA case
1 year, 7 months ago

2020 Delhi riots: SC issues notice to Delhi Police on Umar Khalid's bail plea in UAPA case

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a notice to the Delhi Police on the bail plea filed by student activist Umar Khalid in the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case. The Delhi High Court, while denying bail to Khalid on October 18 last year, observed that the protests against the proposed Citizenship Amendment Act and the 2020 North-East Delhi riots were …

SC refuses to interfere in Tahir Hussain's case, upholds trial court order framing money laundering charges against him
1 year, 10 months ago

SC refuses to interfere in Tahir Hussain's case, upholds trial court order framing money laundering charges against him

Op India  

On Monday, the Supreme Court declined to overturn a Delhi High Court decision that maintained the trial court’s decision to prosecute former Aam Aadmi Party councillor Tahir Hussain in a money laundering case. Earlier, the Delhi High Court framed charges against former MCD councillor Tahir Hussain for funding anti-Hindu riots in 2020. Notably, the Delhi High Court also in November …

UAPA Accused In Jail For 9 Years Without Framing Of Charges, Delhi High Court Seeks NIA’s Response On Bail Plea
1 year, 11 months ago

UAPA Accused In Jail For 9 Years Without Framing Of Charges, Delhi High Court Seeks NIA’s Response On Bail Plea

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Friday sought response of the National Investigation Agency on a bail plea moved by an accused, who has been in jail for more than nine years in a case registered under Unlawful Activities Act, on the ground of delay in trial. Manzer Imam, an alleged Indian Mujahideen operative, was arrested in August 2013 in a …

Umar Khalid acquitted in case related to 2020 Delhi riots: Timeline
2 years ago

Umar Khalid acquitted in case related to 2020 Delhi riots: Timeline

Live Mint  

Former Jawaharlal Nehru University student Umar Khalid on 3 December was discharged by Delhi's Karkardooma Court in a riot-related case booked in February 2020. The case, in which Khalid and Saifi were booked, related to First Information Report 101/2020 under the Khajuri Khas Police Station of Delhi. Meanwhile, another case related to UAPA is on against Khalid by Delhi Police …

2020 Delhi riots: Court frames charges against Tahir Hussain under PMLA, rejects plea for statutory bail
2 years, 1 month ago

2020 Delhi riots: Court frames charges against Tahir Hussain under PMLA, rejects plea for statutory bail

Firstpost  

The court was hearing a case pertaining to money laundering, registered by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the 2020 riots in northeast Delhi New Delhi: A Delhi court has framed charges against former AAP leader Tahir Hussain under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat said in an order passed on Thursday, “Thus, I hold …

UAPA Accused In Jail For 9 Yrs, No Charges Framed Till Date; Delhi HC Asks Trial Court To Decide Bail Plea In 75 Days
2 years, 2 months ago

UAPA Accused In Jail For 9 Yrs, No Charges Framed Till Date; Delhi HC Asks Trial Court To Decide Bail Plea In 75 Days

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has asked the trial court to decide the bail plea moved by an accused, who has been in jail for more than nine years in a case registered under Unlawful Activities Act, within a period of 75 days. Justice Jasmeet Singh disposed of the bail plea after Imam's counsel withdrew the same with liberty to approach …

Delhi Riots 2020: HC denies bail to Umar Khalid in UAPA case
2 years, 2 months ago

Delhi Riots 2020: HC denies bail to Umar Khalid in UAPA case

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday refused to grant bail to former JNU student Umar Khalid, in custody for over two years, in a UAPA case related to the alleged conspiracy behind the riots here in February 2020, saying he was in constant touch with other co-accused and allegations against him are prima facie true. The court also …

Case Based On Suspicion And Confession Statement: Madras High Court Grants Bail To Man Charged Under UAPA
2 years, 3 months ago

Case Based On Suspicion And Confession Statement: Madras High Court Grants Bail To Man Charged Under UAPA

Live Law  

The Madras High Court recently granted bail to a man after observing that the entire case against him was based on suspicion and case was taken based on the confession statement. The court noted that while considering bail application for offences falling under Chapter IV of the UAPA Act, the court had to first form an opinion as to whether …

Sedition law freeze | No respite for people booked under UAPA
2 years, 6 months ago

Sedition law freeze | No respite for people booked under UAPA

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court’s freeze on sedition proceedings under the colonial Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code seems to have not yet made a ripple on the ground for persons who have also been charged under the draconian Unlawful Activities Act of 1967 in the same case or separately. The effect of the apex court’s May 11 order to keep …

2020 Delhi Riots: In Jail for 2 Yrs on Basis of Hearsay Witness Statement, Says Umar Khalid to HC
2 years, 7 months ago

2020 Delhi Riots: In Jail for 2 Yrs on Basis of Hearsay Witness Statement, Says Umar Khalid to HC

News 18  

Former JNU student Umar Khalid, arrested in a UAPA case related to the alleged conspiracy behind the riots here in February 2020, Tuesday contended before the Delhi High Court that he has been in jail for the last two years based on a protected witness' hearsay statement which has no corroboration. The high court had earlier questioned Khalid for using …

Delhi riots 2020: High Court to hear bail plea by Umar Khalid on 19 May
2 years, 7 months ago

Delhi riots 2020: High Court to hear bail plea by Umar Khalid on 19 May

Firstpost  

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday listed for hearing on 19 May a plea by former JNU student Umar Khalid for bail in a UAPA case related to alleged conspiracy behind the riots here in February 2020 and allowed him as well as the prosecution to place on record all documents relevant for effective adjudication. In the meantime …

2020 Riots: Delhi Police opposes Umar Khalid's HC bail plea in UAPA case
2 years, 7 months ago

2020 Riots: Delhi Police opposes Umar Khalid's HC bail plea in UAPA case

Business Standard  

The Delhi Police has opposed before the Delhi High Court a plea of former JNU student Umar Khalid seeking bail in a case under the stringent UAPA for alleged conspiracy behind the 2020 riots in Delhi, saying the narratives sought to be created by him cannot be looked into as his defence at the this stage. In its reply filed …

Time ideal to amend UAPA: rights group
2 years, 8 months ago

Time ideal to amend UAPA: rights group

The Hindu  

A New Delhi–based rights group has called for an amendment to the Unlawful Activities Act, 1967, or UAPA, following the partial withdrawal of the Armed Forces Act of 1958 from Assam, Manipur and Nagaland on March 31. The Rights and Risks Analysis Group said the reduction in violent incidents, including left–wing extremism besides the Centre’s move on the AFSPA makes …

Delhi riots | Umar Khalid’s bail plea rejected
2 years, 9 months ago

Delhi riots | Umar Khalid’s bail plea rejected

The Hindu  

A Delhi court on Thursday dismissed former JNU student leader Umar Khalid bail plea in connection with the Northeast Delhi riots UAPA larger conspiracy case. The order was passed by Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat after he deferred the order on Mr. Khalid’s bail plea thrice previously due to late submission of written arguments from both defense counsel and the …

2 Years of Delhi Riots: What's the Status of UAPA-Accused Named in FIR 59?
2 years, 10 months ago

2 Years of Delhi Riots: What's the Status of UAPA-Accused Named in FIR 59?

The Quint  

Meanwhile, on 15 February, a Delhi court allowed the prosecution’s plea seeking a voice sample of Jamia student leader Meeran Haider, and said that it does not make him a witness against himself. Former Congress party councillor, Ishrat Jahan will complete two years since her arrest on 26 February this year. Early last year, her husband Farhan Hashmi had pointed …

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