The Supreme Court on Monday denied bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in 2020 north-east Delhi riots case. However, the SC granted bail to Gulfisha Fatima, Meeran Haider, Shifa Ur Rehman, Mohd. Saleem Khan, and Shadab Ahmad. During the hearing of the matter, the SC bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and N V Anjaria noted that Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam stand on a “qualitatively different footing” both in terms of prosecution and evidence.
