Supreme Court denies bail to Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam in Delhi riots ‘larger conspiracy’ case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to grant bail to activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case, observing that a prima facie case under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) is made out against them.
A bench of the apex court said it was satisfied that the prosecution material establishes a prima facie case and that statutory restrictions under UAPA apply. “Granting bail at this stage of the proceedings would not be appropriate,” the court noted, adding that it had deliberately refrained from adopting a collective or integrated approach while examining the case.
Khalid, Imam and several others have been charged under UAPA and provisions of the Indian Penal Code for allegedly being “masterminds” of the February 2020 Delhi riots, which claimed 53 lives and left over 700 people injured. The violence erupted during protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and the proposed National Register of Citizens (NRC).
Sharjeel Imam was arrested on August 25, 2020. While challenging the trial court’s refusal to grant bail, the accused cited prolonged incarceration and sought parity with certain co-accused who had been granted bail earlier. Their bail pleas have been pending before the Delhi High Court since 2022 and were heard intermittently by different benches.
The Supreme Court’s decision comes after the Delhi High Court had earlier denied bail to Khalid and Imam in the same case.
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Second PUC results: Life convict clears exam with distinction, DGP lauds effort
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Bengaluru: A life convict lodged in Ballari Central Prison has successfully cleared the second PUC examination.
Ashok Kumar S, who appeared for the examination under prison escort, secured 481 marks out of 600, registering 80.1 percent.
Director General of Police (Prisons and Correctional Services), Alok Kumar (IPS), shared the development on his official ‘X’ handle, commending the inmate’s achievement.
In his post, he stated that it was heartening to see a life convict score over 80 percent in the examination, adding that the inmate had appeared from Ballari Central Prison under escort.
It’s heartening to see that one of our life convict prisoners Ashok has obtained 80.1% marks in PUC exam. He appeared under Prison escort from Ballari Central Prison for his exams.
— alok kumar (@alokkumar6994) April 9, 2026
Glad to see that Walls of the prison has not subdued his hopes for a better future. pic.twitter.com/Nzlcy076SR
He further noted that the achievement reflected that the “walls of the prison have not subdued his hopes for a better future.”
Alok Kumar in his post also shared the result sheet of Ashok.
The Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board (KSEAB) declared the second PUC results for 2026 on April 9.
A total of 6,32,200 students appeared for the examination across all streams, of whom 5,46,698 passed, recording an overall pass percentage of 86.48 per cent.
