Delhi Riots Case Accused Salim Malik Withdraws Bail Plea After Supreme Court Expressed Reservation

The Supreme Court on Friday (May 10) allowed Salim Malik, an accused in the UAPA case over alleged larger conspiracy behind the 2020 Delhi riots, to withdraw his petition seeking bail.

After the bench comprising Justices Bela Trivedi and Pankaj Mithal expressed reservations about entertaining the matter after hearing the petitioner's arguments for some time, Senior Advocate Salman Khurshid, the petitioner's lawyer, sought permission to withdraw the petition. Accordingly, the petition was dismissed as withdrawn.

The Special Leave Petition was filed challenging the Delhi High Court's judgment, delivered in April 2024, which denied bail to Malik, who has been under custody since June 2020.

The HC division bench comprising Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Manoj Jain observed that there was enough material on record which clearly indicated that Malik was a co-conspirator and committed the offence for which he was chargesheeted. 

Case : Salim Malik @ Munna vs State of National Capital Territory of Delhi

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