Delhi Court Grants Umar Khalid Interim Bail for Wedding

A Delhi court granted interim bail on Thursday to Umar Khalid, a student activist accused in the 2020 northeast Delhi riots case, allowing him to attend his sister's wedding later this month. The Karkardooma Court's Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai approved the release from December 16 to December 29, 2025, marking the third such temporary reprieve for Khalid since his arrest.

Khalid, who has been in custody since September 13, 2020, sought the bail to participate in family events surrounding his younger sister Ayesha Fatima's wedding on December 27. His legal team highlighted that pre-wedding festivities would begin on December 17, emphasizing the need for his presence given his father's age of 71 and his mother's age of 62. They also noted that his elder sister and her children, who live abroad, would travel to India for the ceremonies. Khalid's counsel assured the court that he had not misused liberty during two prior interim bails and would refrain from tampering with evidence or influencing witnesses.

The court imposed several conditions on the bail, requiring Khalid to furnish a personal bond of 20,000 rupees with two sureties of the same amount. He must remain at...