Delay In Trial Not A 'Trump Card' For Automatic Grant Of Bail In UAPA Cases : Supreme Court

Yash Mittal

5 Jan 2026 7:05 PM IST

The 'KA Najeeb' judgment cannot be read as mandating the grant of bail solely on the ground of delay without reference to the nature of allegations, the Court said.

The Supreme Court on Monday (January 5), while dismissing the bail pleas of Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case, observed that the ground of delay in trial would not operate as a trump card to automatically grant bail for offences punishable under Unlawful (Activities) Prevention Act, 1967.“In prosecutions alleging offences which implicate the...

Delay In Trial Not A 'Trump Card' For Automatic Grant Of Bail In UAPA Cases : Supreme Court

Yash Mittal

The 'KA Najeeb' judgment cannot be read as mandating the grant of bail solely on the ground of delay without reference to the nature of allegations, the Court said.

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