New Delhi, May 22 -- The Supreme Court on Friday granted interim bail to two accused in the 2020 Delhi riots larger conspiracy case, while referring to a larger bench the question of law whether prolonged incarceration and delay in trial can outweigh the statutory restrictions governing the grant of bail.

A division bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and PB Varale granted interim bail to Tasleem Ahmed and Khalid Saifi for a six-month period on various conditions.

Justice Kumar's bench has referred to a larger bench the questions raised by a bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan regarding the correctness of a judgment that denied bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the Delhi riots case.

Justice Nagarathna has recently expre...