Supreme Court Seeks Delhi Police Response On Bail Pleas Of Two UAPA Accused Jailed For 12 Years
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (June 17) issued notice on the bail petitions of two undertrials who have been in custody for more than twelve years in connection with a case under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act.
A Bench comprising Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V. M. Panchali directed the Delhi Police to file its counter affidavit by July 20 and listed the matter for hearing on July 28.
The petitioners, Saquib Ansari and Waqar Azhar, were arrested in March 2014 and charged with alleged membership of and association with the banned Indian Mujahideen under Sections 18, 18A, 19, and 20 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA). The two remain in jail and are now in their thirteenth year of incarceration, awaiting the conclusion of a trial that is likely to take considerable time, as the prosecution has listed around 600 witnesses.
The Bench was hearing two appeals filed by the accused against the Delhi High Court's order dated April 24, 2026, which denied bail to the duo.
Case : MOHD. SAQUIB ANSARI v. STATE | SLP (Crl) 11369/2026