NEW DELHI, May 22: The Delhi High Court on Friday granted three-day interim bail to activist and former JNU student leader Umar Khalid in the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case to allow him to visit his ailing mother undergoing medical surgery.
A Division Bench comprising Justice Prathiba M. Singh and Justice Madhu Jain passed the order while hearing Khalid’s plea seeking temporary relief on humanitarian grounds.
The Court directed that Khalid would stay only at the specified address and permitted him to visit the hospital where his mother is admitted, restricting movement to any other place during the interim bail period.
Khalid, accused under the stringent UAPA provisions in the larger conspiracy case linked to the 2020 Delhi riots, had earlier approached the High Court after a trial court rejected his plea for 15 days’ interim bail.
The prosecution had opposed the plea, arguing that family members were available to take care of his mother and termed the grounds insufficient for interim relief.
However, the High Court granted limited relief considering the medical condition of Khalid’s mother and imposed strict conditions during the bail period.(KNC)
