New Delhi, March 12 -- Delhi's Karkardooma Court on Thursday rejected the bail plea of Shahrukh Pathan, the man accused of pointing a gun at a policeman during the 2020 North-East Delhi riots.

He had sought regular bail on the grounds of custody undergone, actual duration an accused person has spent in detention (police or judicial) during investigation or trial, which is factored into bail considerations and sentence reductions. He was arrested in March 2020 after the case was lodged at Jafrabad Police Station in February.

Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Sameer Bajpai dismissed the bail application after hearing submissions by counsel for the accused and special Public Prosecutor (SPP) Anuj Handa.

The detailed order of dismissal is ye...