SC to hear on May 22 bail pleas of two 2020 Delhi riots accused

NEW DELHI: (May 20) The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will hear on May 22 bail pleas of two 2020 Delhi riots accused challenging the high court order denying them bail.

A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and P B Varale, which is hearing the pleas of Abdul Khalid Saifi and Tasleem Ahmad challenging the September 2, 2025 order of the Delhi High Court denying them bail, deferred the hearing after ASG S V Raju, appearing for the Delhi Police, sought time to make submissions.

Raju said he would like to make a submission while taking into account a recent judgment by another bench comprising Justice B V Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan, where it has questioned the verdict denying bail to activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case.