New Delhi
The Delhi High Court on Friday declined to interfere with the bail granted to former Congress councillor Ishrat Jahan in a case linked to the alleged larger conspiracy behind the 2020 North-East Delhi riots. Dismissing an appeal filed by the Delhi Police seeking cancellation of bail, a Division Bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Ravinder Dudeja observed that more than four years have elapsed since Jahan was granted relief, and there were no allegations of breach of conditions imposed by the trial court. Jahan was arrested in February 2020 in connection with a larger conspiracy case linked to the riots, registered under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), the Indian Penal Code, the Arms Act, and the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act.
