Delhi riots: HC issues notice on Sharjeel Imam appeal, says will hear Umar Khalid, Sharjeel matter together

The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice to the Government of the National Capital Territory NCT of Delhi on fresh appeal moved by Sharjeel Imam challenging a trial court order which refused granting him bail in a larger conspiracy case related to the North East Delhi violence matterThe Delhi HC also said that the appeal moved by the former Jawaharlal Nehru University JNU student leader Umar Khalid in the same case will be heard together with Sharjeel Imam on May 6 since both of them are accused in the same chargesheet of the same caseSharjeel Imam in his appeal filed through Advocate Ahmed Ibrahim has stated that the Special Trial Court has failed to appreciate that the entire investigation is faulty and the charge sheet attributes events to the speeches of the appellant to incidents of violence that are not connected in any direct or indirect way to the appellant even as per the material relied upon in the charge sheetIt is also stated that at the time when the violence broke out in Northeast Delhi the appellant was already in custody in two other FIRs registered at the Crime Branch and New Friends Colony and no overt act or covert act at this time period can possibly be attributed to the appellant in the manner sought to be done by the investigation agencyIn the matter of Umar Khalid the Delhi HC on the last date of hearing on Thursday had asked whether it is proper to use the word jumla with respect to the Prime Minister and said that there has to be a line or a Lakshman Rekha while criticising the governmentThe Court had asked questions during the hearing of an appeal moved by Umar Khalid challenging the trial court order refusing bail in a larger conspiracy case related to North East Delhi ViolenceAppearing for Khalid Senior Advocate Trideep Pais in defence submitted that the common intention was only a peaceful protest and no type of instigation or incitement for any violence The galvanising of troop idea would have come if this speech was even shared on various WhatsApp groups that are alleged to be active But it was not done the lawyer arguedDelhi Police recently in its reply copy in the High Court had opposed Umar Khalids appeal challenging the trial court order refusing bail The reply said that the trial court rightly dismissed the bail application of the Appellant Umar Khalid by a wellreasoned order dealing with each and every speculative argument raised by the AppellantThe reply copy further submitted that the appeal raises no good grounds for consideration by this court and thus the same be dismissed in the interest of justiceUmar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam are accused in northeast Delhi Violence larger conspiracy case He was arrested on September 13 2020 under various sections of the Indian Penal Code IPC and Unlawful Activities Prevention Act UAPAThis case in connected with Northeast Delhi violence that broke out in February 2020 In this violence 53 people died and hundreds were injured Sharjeel Imam Umar Khalid and others were arrested for the alleged larger conspiracy of riotsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever