Overview
- Karkardooma’s Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai granted the relief on Thursday, allowing Saifi to attend family ceremonies from April 15 to 20.
- The court set a personal bond of ₹20,000 with one surety and ordered him to stay within Delhi‑NCR, keep his phone on for investigators, and avoid all contact with witnesses or the media.
- The judge limited the permission to the nephew’s Barat and Nikah on April 16 and the niece’s Nikah and both receptions on April 19 after finding other rituals did not need his presence.
- Special Public Prosecutor Anirudh Mishra opposed the plea and pointed to earlier interim bails on October 13, 2025 and January 29, 2026, arguing Saifi was repeating the same request.
- Saifi remains an accused in the 2020 northeast Delhi riots ‘larger conspiracy’ case under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and the IPC, a stringent framework that makes bail harder, with the case now at the stage of arguments on charges.