Umar Khalid Withdraws Bail Plea Before Supreme Court in Delhi Riots Case

The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed student activist Umar Khalid to withdraw his bail plea after the former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) scholar, accused under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) for his alleged role in the 2020 Delhi riots, informed the Court that he will be approaching the trial court again for bail.

Khalid has challenged the October 18, 2022 order of the Delhi High Court by which his bail plea was rejected. (HT file photo)

A bench of justices Bela M Trivedi and Pankaj Mithal passed the order allowing Khalid to withdraw his plea for bail after a request in this regard was made by senior advocate Kapil Sibal appearing for him.