Overview
- Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai allowed Umar Khalid to be out from December 16 to December 29 to attend ceremonies listed for his sister’s wedding.
- He must furnish a ₹20,000 personal bond with two sureties, provide an active phone number to the investigating officer, and surrender on December 29.
- The court barred him from contacting witnesses, restricted him to his home and specified venues, and prohibited posting views on social media during the release.
- Prosecutors opposed the request and questioned the duration, while the court noted over five years of custody and prior interim releases without misuse.
- Khalid remains an accused under UAPA and related IPC provisions in the alleged larger conspiracy case from the 2020 northeast Delhi riots, with the Supreme Court’s bail ruling pending.