New Delhi, Nov. 5 -- Former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) scholar Umar Khalid and student activist Sharjeel Imam, accused in the larger conspiracy case linked to the 2020 Delhi riots, have moved the Supreme Court seeking bail, arguing that the one-year embargo imposed by the court on January 5 is nearing its end even as the examination of protected witnesses is unlikely to be completed by then.

The petitions filed on Wednesday rely on the court's observations denying them bail in the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case while giving them liberty to revive their bail pleas after the examination of protected witnesses or the expiry of one year, whichever is earlier.

The court had held that the role attributed to the duo stood on a "qualit...