Why Supreme Court Criticised Its Own Judgement In UAPA Case Involving Umar Khalid

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• Why Supreme Court Criticised Its Own Judgement In UAPA Case Involving Umar Khalid Published By, Last Updated: May 18, 2026, 16:03 IST Supreme Court reaffirms K A Najeeb ruling, says bail is rule even under UAPA, questions old rulings, grants bail to Syed Ifthikar Andrabi in NIA narco-terror case.
• Supreme Court of India (Image: PTI/File) The Supreme Court on Monday strongly reaffirmed its 2021 judgment in the Union of India vs K A Najeeb case while granting bail to an accused in a narco-terror case investigated by the Investigation Agency (NIA).
• In doing so, the top court questioned aspects of its own recent rulings, including the January decision denying bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the 2020 Delhi riots larger conspiracy case.
• A bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan said the K A Najeeb verdict remains the binding law and “entitled to the protection of...