Delhi riots: Four accused granted bail; release orders issued
Delhi riots: Four accused granted bail; release orders issued
Court issues release orders for four accused granted bail by the Supreme Court in the 2020 Northeast Delhi riots case after bond and verification formalities are completed.
A Delhi court in New Delhi on Wednesday issued release orders for four accused who were granted bail by the Supreme Court in the 2020 Northeast Delhi riots conspiracy case after they fulfilled the bail conditions. The Additional Sessions Judge accepted the bail bonds of ₹2 lakh each along with two local sureties of the like amount furnished by Gulfisha Fatima, Meeran Haider, Shifa Ur Rehman and Mohd Saleem Khan and directed their release orders. The fifth accused, Shadab Ahmad, who was also among those granted bail by the apex court on Monday, did not appear before the court to furnish his bail bonds. The release order followed the Delhi Police submitting verification reports of all bond sureties and documents filed by the accused in the court, with the court noting that the accused had fulfilled all bail conditions imposed by the Supreme Court.
Earlier on Tuesday, the court had ordered the Delhi Police to verify documents and sureties submitted by four of the five accused granted bail by the Supreme Court, a step that led to a one-day delay in their release. The apex court had refused bail to activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam but granted bail to the five other accused, saying not all defendants were on the same footing in terms of participation. The top court had imposed 11 conditions while granting bail and had directed the accused to execute a personal bond of ₹2 lakh with two local sureties to the satisfaction of the trial court. If these conditions are violated, the trial court will be at liberty to cancel the bail after hearing the accused.
