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SC defers bail hearing of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam to October end in 2020 riots case

A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and N V Anjaria deferred the matter after additional Solicitor General asked for more time to file response to plea.

Delhi riots conspiracy case trial is caught in a loop—500+ dates, 160+ adjournments and counting

New Delhi: Five years ago, the national capital witnessed one of the deadliest Hindu-Muslim riots in post-Partition history. For three days, northeast Delhi burned...

Why Delhi HC rejected bail pleas of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam & 7 others in 2020 riots case

A hurried trial would be detrimental to the rights of both the appellants and the state, the bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Shalinder Kaur said.

Delhi HC rejects bail pleas of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam & 7 others in 2020 Delhi riots case

A division bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Shalinder Kaur had reserved its verdict on 9 July after hearing the batch of petitions, which had been pending in HC since 2022.

Supreme Court asks Delhi HC to speed up hearing bail plea of Delhi riots accused Sharjeel Imam

Imam's counsel, senior advocate Siddhartha Dave, told the top court that the bail plea was pending since 2022.

Delhi HC refuses early hearing of Sharjeel Imam’s bail plea in 2020 riots case

An accused in the 2020 Delhi riots case, Imam's bail plea is scheduled to be heard on October 7. He has been in jail for more than four years.

Student activist Sharjeel Imam gets bail in 2020 sedition case for anti-CAA protests

He had sought statutory bail on the grounds that the period in custody was half of the maximum seven years punishment for the offence.

Delhi HC directs trial court to decide on Sharjeel Imam’s bail in sedition case by next month

The student activist has sought bail under 436A of the CrPC stating that he has already spent 4 years in custody, which is more than half of the maximum sentence.

Delhi HC overturns discharge of Sharjeel Imam, 10 others in Jamia violence case: ‘Used force & violence’

Overruling the trial court's order, Delhi HC said the video clips and witnesses’ statements were sufficient to frame charges for 'unlawful assembly and rioting' in the 2019 case.

Delhi court discharges Sharjeel Imam in 2019 Jamia violence case

Imam will, however, continue to remain in jail as he is an accused in the larger conspiracy case of the 2020 northeast Delhi riots.

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Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.