New Delhi, March 10 -- A Delhi court on Monday granted 10 days' interim bail to former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) scholar Sharjeel Imam, an accused in the northeast Delhi riots larger conspiracy case, to attend his younger brother's wedding.

The order was passed by additional sessions judge Sameer Bajpai of Karkardooma courts. The court granted interim bail to Imam from March 20 to March 30 on furnishing a personal bond of Rs.50,000 and two sureties of a like amount.

This is the first time Imam is being granted bail, having spent over five years in prison since his arrest on January 28, 2020, from his home in Jehanabad, Bihar.

In his plea, Imam had sought interim bail for a period of six weeks, stating that the marriage ceremoni...