SC Adjourns Umar Khalid Bail Plea Hearing Again, Next Date Is January 24

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has adjourned till January 24 the hearing on former JNU student Umar Khalid's bail application in a Delhi riots case. Khalid had approached the top court in April 2023 against the Delhi High Court order denying him bail. In May 2023, the apex court issued a notice to the Delhi government and sought a response to Khalid’s petition within six weeks. Khalid's hearing has since seen at least 9 adjournments and one recusal from a judge.

As Khalid completes more than three years in jail, and his case sees another adjournment Wednesday, here is a look at the timeline of his petitions across courts.

In March 2022, a Delhi Sessions Court denied bail to Umar Khalid after hearing his case for nearly 8 months. Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat said a preliminary assessment of the case showed a premeditated conspiracy surrounding the 2020 Delhi Riots that Khalid was involved in.