Overview
- Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai at Karkardooma rejected Pathan's regular bail plea after a hearing this week.
- The court said there was no change in circumstances since the Delhi High Court refused bail on October 22, 2024.
- Pathan has been in judicial custody since March 3, 2020 and has completed more than half of the 10‑year maximum under IPC Section 307, but the order held he cannot invoke the repealed CrPC Section 436A.
- Prosecutors noted this was his 11th bail bid, and the court recorded that much of the trial delay stemmed from the defense side, including counsel unavailability.
- He faces two riots‑related FIRs, including accusations of pointing a gun at Head Constable Deepak Dahiya, and the case remains at the prosecution‑evidence stage while he is lodged in Tihar Jail.