New Delhi, Sept. 11 -- Umar Khalid, one of the accused as a conspirator in the 2020 Delhi riots case, has now moved the Supreme Court for bail after his bail plea was rejected a few days ago by the Delhi High Court.

The Delhi High Court has denied bail to by Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and seven other accused persons in connection with the 2020 riots case in North East Delhi.The division bench emphasized that while citizens have the constitutional right to engage in peaceful protests and deliver speeches at public gatherings, such freedoms are not absolute and remain subject to reasonable restrictions.

Justices Chawla and Kaur further clarified that the claim of parity with other accused persons could not be accepted, as each individual'...