Delhi Riots: Supreme Court Grants Bail to 5 Accused, Imposes Strict Conditions

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{ "title": "Delhi Riots: Supreme Court Grants Bail to 5 Accused, Imposes Strict Conditions", "article": "In a significant development, the Supreme Court has granted bail to five accused in the 2020 Delhi riots case, but imposed strict conditions. The court ordered the release of Gulfisha Fatima, Meeran Haider, Shifa Ur Rehman, Mohd Saleem Khan, and Shadab Ahmad from jail, but with 11 conditions attached to their bail bonds. The five accused, who were part of a larger conspiracy case, were arrested for their alleged involvement in the violence that broke out in Northeast Delhi in 2020. While granting them bail, the Supreme Court observed that they did not exercise independent command or strategic oversight over the protest sites. The Delhi Police had alleged that the accused were key players in organizing the protests and inciting violence. However, the court found that they did not have a significant role in the conspiracy. Gulfisha Fatima, an MBA graduate, was part of the Pinjra Tod group, which was involved in planning the protests. Meeran Haider, a former Jamia Millia Islamia student, was accused of being a key part of the Jamia Coordination Committee, which organized protest sites during the violence. Shifa Ur Rehman, the then-president of the Alumni Association of Jamia Millia Islamia, was accused of receiving funds for the conspiracy. Mohd Saleem Khan, a resident of East Delhi's Chand Bagh, was accused of delivering speeches to instigate the Muslim community. Shadab Ahmad, another protestor, was part of the anti-CAA protests at Chand Bagh, but failed to appear before the court to furnish his bail bonds. The court has imposed a bail bond of ₹2 lakh each, along with two local sureties of the like amount. The accused have been warned that if they violate the conditions, the trial court can cancel their bail after hearing them. "