2020 Delhi riots: Hearing on the bail of the Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Gulfisha Fatima and Meeran Haider was postponed by the Supreme Court from Friday to 22 September.
Bench of justices Aravind Kumar and Manmohan postponed the requests.
The accusations have denied all the accusations against them. Since 2020 they have been in prison.
2 September High Court in Delhi dismissed the bail 9 people, including Khalid and Imam, and said “conspiracy” violence under the garment of demonstrations or protests of citizens.
In addition to Umar Khalid and Imam, theosse, who are marked as rejection of bail, fatima, haider, Mohd Sale Khan, Shifa ur Rehman, Athar Khan, Abdul Khalid Saifi and Shadab Ahmed.
What did the High Court said?
The Constitution provides citizens the right to protest and perform demonstrations or agitations if they are proper, peaceful and without weapons, and such acts must be within the law.
While the High Court stated that the right to participate in peaceful protests and to manifestations at public meetings was considered protected under Article 19 (1) (a). (A) and could not be limited, observed that the right “was not absolute” and “subject to adequate restrictions”.
What did the order to reject bail said?
– If the exercise of unlimited right to protest were allowed, it would harm the constitutional framework and affect the situation in the area of the law and order in the country.
What are the accusations of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam?
Khalid, Imam and others were reserved in the matter under the Act on illegal activities (prevention) (UAPA) and the provisions of the former Indian Criminal Code for the alleged “mastery” of unrest in February 2020.
How many people died in riots?
The riots left 53 people of the dead and more than 700 injured.
Violence broke out during the protests against the Citizenship Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC).
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