‘Pre-trial incarceration not punishment’: What SC said denying bail to Sharjeel Imam, Umar Khalid in Delhi riots case

The Supreme Court on 5 December denied bail to student activists, Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, in their alleged ‘larger conspiracy’ role in the 2020 Delhi riots case. The court, however, granted bail to five other co-accused in the same case, citing the gravity of the allegations against Khalid and Imam, legal news website Bar…

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