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New Delhi: The Supreme Court has rejected bail for Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, both incarcerated for over five years in connection with what the Delhi Police believes is the “larger conspiracy” behind the Delhi communal violence of 2020, while granting bail to Gulfisha Fatima, Meeran Haider, Shifa Ur Rehman, Shadab Ahmed, and Mohammad Saleem Khan.

The Supreme Court claimed, according to Bar and Bench, that “to disregard the distinction between the central roles played by some accused and the facilitatory role played by other accused would itself result in arbitrariness.”

The apex court directed the trial court to ensure that examination of protected witnesses is carried forward without any delay and that trial is not unnecessarily prolonged.

A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and N.V. Anjaria noted that the order is “a bit lengthy” before entering into the background of the case.

“The hierarchy of participation requires the court to assess each application........

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