HC to hear bail plea by Umar on May 19, Sharjeel after him

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday listed for hearing on May 19 a plea by former JNU student Umar Khalid for bail in a UAPA case related to alleged conspiracy behind the riots here in February 2020 and allowed him as well as the prosecution to place on record all documents relevant for effective adjudication.

A bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and Rajnish Bhatnagar also adjourned hearing till May 24 on the bail plea by Sharjeel Imam in the same case. Re-notify for further hearing on May 19. In the meantime parties are at liberty to place on record all documents that may be relevant for effective adjudication of appeal within one week, said the court while dealing with Khalid's appeal against the rejection of his bail plea by the trial court.

The Delhi High Court Friday listed for hearing on May 26 the bail plea by former JNU student Sharjeel Imam in a case concerning certain alleged inflammatory speeches made by him during the protests against the CAA and National Register of Citizens NRC and granted him two weeks to place on record the relevant documents.

A bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and Rajnish Bhatnagar asked the counsel appearing for Imam to place before it the documents concerning another FIR, registered in Uttar Pradesh, arising from a speech which was delivered in Aligarh Muslim University and forms the basis of the allegations in the present case as well.

The court was informed that Imam's challenge to the framing of sedition charge against him in the case is also listed for hearing on May 26.