The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed the bail of former JNU leader Umar Khalid in a case related to 2020 New Delhi riot case. The court said that the bail plea had no merit.
Khalid has been in custody for more than 2 years now as he was arrested on September 13, 2020 in a larger conspiracy case of Northeast Delhi riots.
A division bench of two judges - Justice Siddhart Mridul and Justice Rajnish Bhatnagar pronounced the order. Earlier, on September 9, the court had reserved its order.
Khalid's lawyer and senior advocate Trideep Pais had submitted