New Delhi, May 22 -- The Delhi High Court on Friday granted three-day interim bail to Activist and former JNU student leader Umar Khalid in the larger conspiracy case linked to the 2020 northeast Delhi riots, taking an "empathetic view" in light of his mother's surgery.

The Court granted interim bail from 7 am on June 1 till 5 pm on June 3 on a personal bond of Rs 1 lakh. The Court directed that Khalid shall remain within the NCR region, stay at his residence and visit only the hospital during the period of interim release.

Khalid had approached the High Court challenging the May 19 order of the trial court, which had rejected his plea for interim bail.

While granting relief, the High Court noted that Khalid had previously been granted...