A Bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and A.J. Bhambhani issued notice to prosecution and asked it to file a reply to the petition within three weeks. The court listed the matter for further hearing on March 12.
The Delhi High Court on Monday sought response of the prosecution on a plea by Jamia Millia Islamia student Asif Iqbal Tanha, arrested under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, seeking bail in connection with a case related to larger conspiracy in the north east Delhi riots in February last year.
A Bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and A.J. Bhambhani issued notice to prosecution and asked it to file a reply to the petition within three weeks. The court listed the matter for further hearing on March 12.
Tanha has challenged a trial court’s October 26, 2020 order by which his bail application was dismissed on the ground that he allegedly played an active role in the entire conspiracy and that there were reasonable grounds for believing that the…
