Khalid, Imam bail pleas: SC verdict on January 5

The Supreme Court will pronounce its verdict on the bail pleas of activists Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and others accused in the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case on January 5.

- OUR CORRESPONDENT

A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and N V Anjaria will pronounce the verdict on multiple pleas of the accused in the case. On December 10, the top court reserved its verdict on separate pleas of the accused after hearing arguments from Solicitor General Tushar Mehta and Additional Solicitor General S V Raju, appearing for Delhi Police, and senior advocates Kapil Sibal, Abhishek Singhvi, Siddhartha Dave, Salman Khurshid and Sidharth Luthra, appearing for the accused.

Strongly opposing the bail pleas, the Delhi Police had said the February 2020 riots were not spontaneous, but an "orchestrated, pre-planned and well-designed" attack on India's sovereignty.