Delhi Court Grants Umar Khalid Interim Bail To Attend Sister’s Wedding

A Delhi court on Thursday granted interim bail to former JNU student and Delhi riots conspiracy accused Umar Khalid so he can attend his sister’s wedding. He will be out on bail from December 16 to December 29.

The order was passed by Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai, who said the bail was being given because it is the wedding of Khalid’s real sister. He must provide a personal bond of ₹20,000 and two sureties of the same amount.

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Senior Advocate Trideep Pais, along with Advocate Sanya Kumar, appeared in court on behalf of Umar Khalid. The Delhi Police was represented by Special Public Prosecutors Amit Prasad, Madhukar Pandey and Anirudh Mishra, assisted by advocates Ayodhya Prasad and Harshil Jain.

The court has put strict conditions on the bail. Umar Khalid cannot use social media and can meet only his family members, relatives and friends during this period. He must stay either at his home or at the locations where the wedding events are taking place.

Khalid had asked for bail from December 14 to December 29, but the court granted it from December 16. His sister’s wedding is scheduled for December 27.

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Umar Khalid was arrested in September 2020 and charged under the UAPA along with allegations of conspiracy, rioting and unlawful assembly related to the Delhi riots case. He was earlier given a short bail in December 2024 for a cousin’s wedding.

On December 10, the Supreme Court reserved its order on his regular bail plea filed along with five other accused.