New Delhi: A Delhi High Court on Monday allowed the bail plea of the former Congress councilor Ishrat Jahan and Saleem Khan in FIR 59/2020 which alleges a larger conspiracy in the Delhi Riots that happened in 2020.
After reserving the bail till last month, the additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat granted bail to Ishrat Jahan.
As of now the orders of the bail plea was moved by the co accused Saleem Malik and Sharjeel Imam was postponded to March 22. Meanwhile, order in Umar Khalid’s bail is also defferd to March 21.
Advocate Teotia appearing for Ishrat Jahan had submitted that there is no iota of evidence to show her involvement in the Delhi Riots larger conspiracy case and that the prosecution has falsely implicated her in the matter.
The prosecution had argued that the 2020 sit-in protests were carefully planned, picking strategic protest sites closer to 25 mosques.
Prasad had submitted that these sites were places with religious significance but were purposely given Secular names to give legitimate appearance to the allegedly communal protesters.
FIR 59/2020 registered against Jahan contains stringent charges including Sections 13, 16, 17, 18 of the UAPA, Sections 25 and 27 of the Arms Act and Sections 3 and 4 of the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act,1984 and other offences under Indian Penal Code, 1860.
Others who were charge-sheeted in FIR 59/2020 include Former AAP Councillor Tahir Hussain, Jamia Coordination Committee members Safoora Zargar Meeran Haider and Shifa-Ur-Rehman, activist Khalid Saifi, Shadab Ahmed, Tasleem Ahmed, Salim Malik and Athar Khan.
A supplementary charge-sheet was thereafter filed in the case against former JNU student leader Umar Khalid and JNU student Sharjeel Imam.
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