Delhi riots case: Supreme Court adjourns bail pleas of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and others to September 22

The Supreme Court on Friday (September 19, 2025) adjourned to September 22 the hearing on the bail pleas of activist Sharjeel Imam, former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) scholar Umar Khalid, and others in the larger conspiracy case linked to the 2020 Delhi riots.

A Bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and Manmohan said the matter would be taken up on Monday (September 22, 2025), without assigning any reasons. Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi appeared on behalf of Mr. Imam.

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The petitions challenge a September 2 judgment of the Delhi High Court, which refused bail, holding that the accused played “prima facie grave” roles in a “premeditated, well-orchestrated conspiracy.” A Division Bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Shalinder Kaur had endorsed the prosecution’s claim that the violence was not “a regular protest” but a “conspiracy” masked as opposition to the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and the proposed National Register of Citizens (NRC).