Overview
- Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai at Karkardooma rejected the trio’s regular bail pleas on January 29 after they sought parity with co-accused granted bail by the Supreme Court.
- The court noted its prior orders, including one from October 12, 2022, holding the accusations prima facie true and said it could not revisit that view at the bail stage.
- The three face UAPA charges in the ‘larger conspiracy’ case linked to the 2020 Northeast Delhi violence, with allegations including Hussain’s funding and materials recovery, Khan’s Chand Bagh organising and CCTV destruction, and Malik’s provocative speeches and protest management.
- On January 5, the Supreme Court granted bail to five co-accused but denied relief to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam after distinguishing alleged principal conspirators from facilitators.
- Seven of the 18 arrested remain in custody, including Hussain, Malik, Khan, Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Tasleem Ahmed and Khalid Saifi, with the criminal trial continuing.