NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court has issued a notice to the Delhi Police regarding Umar Khalid’s bail plea in the UAPA case on Wednesday.
A division bench of justice Suresh Kumar Kait and justice Girish Kathpalia has requested a response from the Delhi Police and scheduled the hearing for August 29.
The Delhi Police’s special cell is investigating the case and alleges that Khalid had pre-planned protests at 23 locations in 2020, which led to the riots.
In May, his second bail plea was rejected by the trial court, which noted that the previous denial of bail had become final.
On May 28, the court stated that there was no delay by the Delhi Police in framing charges and starting the trial. The court pointed out that the accused had filed separate applications requesting the prosecution confirm if the investigation was complete before framing charges.
As the delay was caused by the accused, they cannot benefit from it, according to the court. The order on his bail application had been reserved by the court on May 13.