Delhi High Court Refuses Early Hearing To Sharjeel Imam's Bail Plea In UAPA Case

A bench headed by Justice Suresh Kumar Kait said since the matter was already listed for final hearing on October 7, there was no ground to advance the date.

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to grant an "early hearing" to student activist Sharjeel Imam on his plea seeking bail in a case registered against him under anti-terror law UAPA over the alleged larger conspiracy behind the communal riots that erupted in the national capital in February 2020.

A bench headed by Justice Suresh Kumar Kait said since the matter was already listed for final hearing on October 7, there was no ground to advance the date.

Imam, Umar Khalid and several others have been booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and provisions of the Indian Penal Code for allegedly being the "masterminds" of the February 2020 riots, which had left 53 people dead and over 700 injured.