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.
A Bench headed by Justice Bela M. Trivedi cited “paucity of time” for adjourning the case while posting it after the Dussehra holidays.
Senior advocate Kapil Sibal said Mr. Khalid has been an undertrial in jail for nearly three years. The trial court has not framed charges in the case yet. The accused in the case were students and PhD scholars.
“What is happening here?” Mr. Sibal asked.
He said he would need just 20 minutes to show the court that there was no case against Mr. Khalid. Mr. Sibal said the accusations of conspiracy against his client were vague.
Additional Solicitor General S.V. Raju countered that the accused were the reason why the framing of charges have been delayed all these years. The accusations were serious.
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