New Delhi, April 24 -- The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed an appeal filed by the Delhi Police challenging the bail granted to former Congress councillor Ishrat Jahan in an FIR which pertains to the alleged larger conspiracy behind the 2020 Delhi riots.

A division bench comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Ravinder Dudeja observed that more than four years have elapsed since the grant of bail, and there have been no allegations of violation of bail conditions by Jahan during this period. Taking note of this, the Court said it was not inclined to interfere with the earlier bail order and dismissed the appeal.

Jahan had been granted bail in March 2022 by a special court, which noted that she had neither originated the idea of ...