Sharjeel's Case Not to Be Prejudiced By HC's Umar Khalid Order: SC Clarifies

Sharjeel Imam's bail plea is presently listed before the same bench that passed the order in Umar Khalid's case.

The remarks made by the Delhi High Court while denying bail to UAPA accused Umar Khalid will not prejudice co-accused Sharjeel Imam’s case. This was clarified by the apex court on Friday, 9 December.

Considering Imam’s plea seeking expunging of the remarks made against him in Khalid’s order, and for his own bail plea to be heard independently, an apex court bench of Justices SK Kaul and AS Oka said:

“We clarify that any observations made in respect of the role of the petitioner in the impugned order will not prejudice the petitioner in any manner.”