Case:- Sharjeel Imam vs State of NCT of Delhi and Gulfisha Fatima vs State of NCT of Delhi
Citation:- Diary No: 50847/2025; Diary No. 50992/2025
Date:- 06.09.2025
Sharjeel Imam and Gulfisha Fatima have moved to the Hon’ble Supreme Court seeking bail in the UAPA case alleging a larger conspiracy related to the 2020 North-East Delhi riots.
Key Takeaways:-
- Student activists Sharjeel Imam and Gulfisha Fatima have moved to the Hon’ble Supreme Court challenging the Hon’ble Delhi High Court’s order dated 02.09.2025, denying them bail in the 2020 Delhi riots larger conspiracy case.
- The Hon’ble High Court had rejected bail pleas of Sharjeel Imam, Gulfisha Fatima, and 7 others including Umar Khalid, Athar Khan, and Khalid Saifi.
- The Hon’ble Court said Sharjeen Imam and other accused roles were “grave”, citing their alleged inflammatory speeches to mobilize people on communal lines.
- The FIR was filed by Delhi Police Special Cell under IPC and UAPA provisions, naming over a dozen accused.
- Gulfisha Fatima, arrested on April 9, 2020, has been in custody for over 4 years and Sharjeel Imam has been jailed since January 28, 2020.
- The High Court held that a “hurried trial” would harm both the State and the accused, and the case should progress naturally.
The matter is yet to be listed before the Supreme Court for hearing.
