Bail under UAPA: Government to seek larger bench review amid conflicting judgments

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• The Delhi Police has urged the Supreme Court to refer the issue of granting bail in terror cases under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) to a larger bench, citing apparently conflicting rulings by coordinating benches on the legal standard in allowing the relief.
• Additional Solicitor General SV Raju, appearing for the Delhi Police in the larger conspiracy case linked to the 2020 Delhi riots, made the submission before a bench of Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice PB Varale, which was hearing bail pleas filed by Delhi riots accused Tasleem Ahmed and United Against Hate member Khalid Saifi against the Delhi High Court’s refusal to grant them bail.
• Read Full Story The development comes as the Supreme Court on Monday, while hearing a separate case, raised questions over the top court's earlier order denying bail to activist Umar Khalid, reiterating that “bail is the rule and jail is the exception”...