Life And Liberty

Comprehensive coverage, analysis, and breaking news on life and liberty.

Judgment Summary: Supreme Court’s decision denying bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam

In its over 140 page judgment, summarised here, the Court distinguished two sets of reliefs based on the alleged roles assigned to each of the seven individuals in the 2020 Delhi riots.

Sadeeq Sherwani

Staff Writer

Latest in Life And Liberty

Life and Liberty•7 Jan 2026

The Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam case: An international campaign within the realm of possibility

Read Story

Leaflet Reports•24 Nov 2025

‘Ultimate aim was regime change’: Summarising 3 days of Delhi police’s arguments in 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case

Read Story

Life and Liberty•13 Nov 2025

Surendra Koli and Memories of a Midnight Intervention

Read Story

Life and Liberty•12 Nov 2025

The Supreme Court’s ‘grounds of arrest’ ruling and the Grammar of Due Process

Read Story

Supreme Court•12 Nov 2025

Judgment Summary: Surendra Koli’s acquittal in Nithari killings after 16 years on death row, and why curative jurisdiction remains crucial

Read Story

Leaflet Reports•7 Nov 2025

Delhi riots larger conspiracy: Accused conclude arguments; Delhi police commences on November 11

Read Story

Leaflet Reports•4 Nov 2025

Delhi riots larger conspiracy: “Where must we draw the line on the right to protest?”, accused ask, in second day of hearings

Read Story

Leaflet Reports•30 Oct 2025

Delhi riots larger conspiracy case: Delhi Police oppose bail for Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam; call riots a pre-planned attempt to destabilise the State

Read Story