Tag: Delhi riot

NEW DELHI : The Delhi High Court on Friday agreed to hear on May 6, the bail applications of JNU scholars-activists Sharjeel Imam and Umar Khalid, who were allegedly linked to a case of ‘larger conspiracy’ behind the 2020 Delhi riots. Hearing the pleas, a division bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and Rajnish Bhatnagar noted that a matter challenging the constitutional validity of the offence of Sedition under Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code is pending for hearing before the Supreme Court on May 5. Considering this, the bench said...