Overview
- Hussain has applied for interim bail from March 20 to April 20 to undergo inguinal hernia surgery and receive post-operative care.
- Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai issued notice to the Delhi Police and the prison superintendent to submit a health report, with arguments listed at 2:15 pm on March 19.
- He has been in judicial custody since April 6, 2020 in the North-East Delhi riots larger conspiracy case under UAPA and IPC provisions.
- His regular bail was most recently rejected on January 29, 2026, following an earlier 2024 denial that found the allegations prima facie true.
- Recent Supreme Court orders granted bail to five co-accused while denying relief to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, underscoring mixed outcomes in related applications.