Umar Khalid

Court directs jail authorities to give calling facility to Sharjeel, Umar

Karkardooma Court directed the Tihar jail authorities to provide a phone calling facility thrice a week for 5 minutes to 7 minutes to accused including Sharjeel Imam and Umar Khalid

Umar Khalid released on bail from Tihar jail to attend sister's marriage

Student activist Umar Khalid was released from Tihar Jail on Friday after he was granted seven-day interim bail by the court to attend his sister's marriage, said a prison official

Don't talk to media during interim bail: Delhi court tells Umar Khalid

A court here has directed activist and former JNU student Umar Khalid, an accused in the 2020 northeast Delhi riots, to not talk to media or give interviews while granting him interim bail to attend the marriage of his sister. While ordering Khalid's release on bail for a week on Monday to attend the marriage related functions of his sister, the court imposed several conditions. Khalid had moved an application seeking interim bail for two weeks from December 20 to January 3.. ....in view of the marriage of the real younger sister of the accused, this court is inclined to grant interim bail for attending the marriage-related functions. Regarding apprehensions of prosecution, those can be taken care of by attaching conditions in the bail, Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat said in the order which was accessed on Tuesday. Noting that marriage-related functions were to be held from December 26 to 28, the judge said the court in its discretion was exercising its latitude and found

Court grants 7-day interim bail to Umar Khalid for sister's wedding

A court here on Monday granted one-week interim bail to former JNU student Umar Khalid, arrested in a case related to the northeast Delhi riots, for his sister's wedding. Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat granted relief to Khalid from December 23 to 30. Khalid, a former student leader of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), had moved an application seeking two weeks' interim bail for his sister's wedding. Khalid was booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and provisions of the Indian Penal Code for allegedly being a mastermind of the February 2020 riots, which had left 53 people dead and over 700 injured. The violence had erupted during the protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and National Register of Citizens. Khalid was arrested by Delhi Police in September 2020.

Court acquits Umar Khalid and Khalid Saifi in 2020 Delhi riots case

A court discharged former JNU student Umar Khalid and United Against Hate founder Khalid Saifi in a case related to the 2020 northeast Delhi riots. The FIR in the case was registered on the basis of the statement of Constable Sangram Singh who said a riotous mob had pelted stones on Main Karawal Nagar Road, besides setting ablaze several vehicles in a nearby parking lot on February 24, 2020. Special Public Prosecutor Madhukar Pandey confirmed that Umar Khalid and Khalid Saifi were discharged in the matter by the court of Additional Sessions Judge Pulastya Pramachala. A detailed order in the matter is awaited. Umar Khalid is accused in several other cases and facing charges under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in connection with the larger conspiracy behind the riots and these matters are pending in court. The Karawal Nagar police station had registered an FIR against both accused along with others under various provisions of the IPC, including rioting and criminal conspi

High court dismisses Umar Khalid's bail plea in 2020 Delhi riots case

Khalid has been in custody for more than 2 years now as he was arrested on September 13, 2020 in larger conspiracy case of Northeast Delhi riots

Delhi HC passes order in ED case against Jain, hears plea of Umar Khalid

The Delhi HC Thursday heard several matters including those concerning Satyendar Jain, arrested in a money laundering case, and former JNU student Umar Khalid

Northeast Delhi violence: HC adjourns hearing on Umar Khalid's bail plea

The Delhi High Court on Monday adjourned the hearing on the bail plea of Umar Khalid in the larger conspiracy of North East Delhi violence due to the non-availability of his counsel

Khalid's speech in bad taste but doesn't make it terrorist act: HC

The high court had earlier questioned Khalid for using certain objectionable words against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his speech in Amravati on February 21, 2020.

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Delhi riots case: High Court asks Sharjeel Imam to place case documents

The Delhi High Court on Friday adjourned the appeals of JNU scholar-activists Sharjeel Imam and Umar Khalid to May 19 and 24 respectively, who had challenged the trial court orders

Delhi riots: HC defers hearing on Umar Khalid's bail plea in UAPA case

Anything that may have a bearing, however remote, we should wait (for it). Like you said, the outcome is going to be seminal, said the bench also comprising Justice Rajnish Bhatnagar

2020 Riots: Delhi Police opposes Umar Khalid's HC bail plea in UAPA case

The police stated that the trial court has "rightly dismissed" Khalid's plea for release by a "well-reasoned order" which suffers from no illegality

Bail application can't be decided on research: Court on Umar Khalid's plea

A Delhi court on Thursday dismissed the bail application of Umar Khalid observing that any thesis or research done by any accused can not be a ground for assessing mens rea or his bent of mind

Court rejects bail plea of Umar Khalid in Delhi riots conspiracy case

A Delhi court on Thursday dismissed the bail application of former JNU student-activist Umar Khalid in a case related to the alleged "larger conspiracy" behind the Delhi riots.

Delhi riots: Umar Khalid's bail plea deferred third time

On March 3, a bench had reserved its order after hearing the submissions of parties in the matter

2020 Delhi riots: Court reserves order on Umar Khalid's bail plea

A Delhi court on Thursday reserved its order on the bail plea of former JNU student Umar Khalid in a case of a larger conspiracy in connection with Delhi riots during February 2020. Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat said that the order on the bail plea of Khalid would be pronounced on March 14. During the argument, the accused told the court that the prosecution lacked the evidence to prove its case against him. Khalid, along with several others, has been booked under the anti-terror law -- Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) -- in the case for being the "masterminds" of the February 2020 riots, which had left 53 people dead and over 700 injured. The violence had erupted during the protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), 2019, and the National Register of Citizens (NRC). Besides Khalid, activist Khalid Saifi, JNU students Natasha Narwal and Devangana Kalita, Jamia Coordination Committee members Safoora Zargar, former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain and .

Those who speak the truth are jailed: Mehbooba on bail for Ashish Mishra

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Friday said that several people, including her party's youth wing leader Waheed Para, were languishing in jail on allegedly trumped up charges but a union minister's son accused of running his vehicle over farmers walks scot-free. The former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir was commenting on the Allahabad High court granting bail to Ashish Mishra, son of union minister Ajay Mishra, in the Lakhimpur Kheri case. "Umar Khalid, Fahad Shah, Waheed Para & Siddique Kapan are languishing in jail on trumped up charges. But a Minister's son walks away scot-free after allegedly running over farmers. In Godhse's India, criminals roam freely & those who speak the truth are jailed," Mehbooba tweeted. On October 3 last year, eight people were killed in Lakhimpur Kheri during violence that erupted when farmers were protesting against Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya's visit to the area. Ashish Mishra is one of the accused in the ...

Delhi riots: Advocacy against law not crime, Umar Khalid tells court

Advocacy against the law like the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) is not a crime, former JNU student leader Umar Khalid told a Delhi court on Monday