A court here on Saturday dismissed the plea of student activist Sharjeel Imam seeking bail on the grounds that he had been in custody for the last four years, which was more than half of the maximum sentence prescribed for the offence.
The Delhi Police said Imam could not be compared to other accused since different roles were attributed to different accused in the case | Latest News Delhi
The judge – who is second in seniority only to CJI D.Y. Chandrachud – made these observations while the top court was hearing an application filed by Sharjeel Imam, who is an accused in the Delhi riots conspiracy case.
Delhi Riots: A Delhi court on Saturday denied interim bail to former JNU student Sharjeel Imam in a case related to an alleged conspiracy behind the 2020 northeast Delhi riots.