Umar Khalid gets 7-day interim bail in Delhi riots case

New Delhi, Dec 18 (UNI) A Delhi Court on Wednesday granted seven days interim bail to former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Umar Khalid, arrested in the Delhi riots case.

Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Sameer Bajpai after hearing arguments on behalf of Prosecution and Defence Counsel granted the interim bail for seven days from December 28 to January 3 to attend the marriage of his cousin sister.

The court while granting bail directed Khalid to furnish a personal bond of ₹20,000 along with two sureties of the same amount.

The court imposed conditions for Khalid to not use social media or contact any witnesses or any person in connection with the case and he should meet his family members, relatives and friends only and should remain at his house or at places where marriage ceremonies and functions are slated to take place.

As per prosecution, Khalid was arrested in September 2020 on the charge of criminal conspiracy, rioting, unlawful assembly as well as several other offences under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA).

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