Delhi HC said that in the meetings which took place in February 2020 at Chand Bagh which was attended by Salim Malik, the aspects related to "riot-like violence and burning of Delhi, were openly discussed which is not acceptable in any democratic nation".
A Delhi court noted that there were contradictions in the statements given by an alleged eyewitness and the investigating officer in the case related to the riots that broke out in Delhi’s Khajuri Khas in 2020.
A court in Delhi has granted bail to former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillor Tahir Hussain in a case of alleged criminal conspiracy, unlawful assembly and attempt to murder related to the 2020 northeast Delhi riots.
Last year, a trial court framed charges against Sharjeel Imam under sections 124A (sedition), 153A (promoting enmity), and other sections of the Indian Penal Code, and section 13 (punishment for unlawful activities) of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act.