Delhi court grants Umar Khalid a 7-day interim release to attend his cousin’s wedding.

News Mania Desk / Piyal Chatterjee / 18th December 2024

On Wednesday, a Delhi court granted former JNU student Umar Khalid seven days’ interim release in the bigger conspiracy case of the Northeast Delhi riots so that he could attend his first cousin’s wedding and visit his relatives.In his interim bail application, Khalid indicated that his cousin was being married on January 1 at Masjid Ishaat Islam in Abul Fazal Enclave, New Delhi, followed by a nikah and dinner at Kalindi Kunj. He had also specified that the haldi and mehendi festivities will be performed on December 30 and 31, and that he would like to see his relatives, particularly his sister, who is visiting from the United States. Khalid had also argued that he did not intend to attend the event in Nagpur,

Shahdara District Court Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai granted the relief, allowing Khalid to be released from jail on the morning of December 28 until the evening of January 3, 2025, in exchange for a Rs 20,000 personal bail.According to his bail terms, Khalid should only meet with family members, relatives, and friends; stay at home “or at the places where the ceremonies of marriage as mentioned by him will take place”; and refrain from using social media.Khalid and others are accused of a pre-planned conspiracy to incite rioting in northeast Delhi between February 23 and February 25, 2020.

Khalid and others are accused of a pre-planned conspiracy to incite rioting in northeast Delhi between February 23 and February 25, 2020. He has been charged with offenses under the Indian Penal Code, the Prevention of Damage to Public Property (PDPP) Act, the Arms Act, and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.Khalid had petitioned the trial court for temporary relief while his regular bail application was pending before the Delhi High Court. On December 6, a division bench of the Delhi High Court heard Khalid’s bail request, in which his attorney contended that of the 34 offenses against him, he had “already completed the sentence or have undergone more than half of it” in the aforementioned offense.