Delhi HC grants Umar Khalid three-day interim bail

The Delhi High Court on Friday granted three days interim bail to jailed student activist Umar Khalid in connection with the larger conspiracy case linked to the 2020 Delhi riots, to enable him to spend time with his ailing mother, who is scheduled to undergo surgery next month.

A Division Bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Madhu Jain allowed Khalid interim bail from June 1 to June 3 after taking an empathetic view of the matter. Interim bail is granted for 3 days from 1-3



June, in order to enable the appellant to spend time with his mother, the Delhi High Court said.

Khalid had moved the Delhi High Court challenging a trial court order denying him interim bail on humanitarian grounds to attend the Chehlum ceremony of his late uncle and to take care of his mother. The Justice Singh-led Bench directed that Khalid would remain within the Delhi-NCR region during the period of interim bail and stay at the address furnished before the Delhi High Court.