New Delhi

A Delhi court on Monday granted bail to Congress councilor Ishrat Jahan in the Delhi riots case and also in another case of inciting people against Citizenship Amendment  Act (CAA) in Shaheen Bagh, Delhi.

Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Kakar granted her the bail, two years after she was taken into custody following the riots in northeast Delhi.

Ishrat Jahan was arrested in March 2020 under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, and other provisions of the penal code in connection with the Delhi riots.

She had applied for the bail in the special court.

The prosecution objected to its sustainability, arguing that such a petition filed under section 439 (CrPC) of the Criminal Code could not be accepted by the special court.

Earlier in the hearing, Special Public Prosecutor Amit Prasad had argued that ishrat jehan was being falsely implicated in the case and projected as a hardliner while she was a secular leader and because of her record of inclusive politics she had won the elections to local body.

In July last year, the Delhi High Court had rejected a petition filed by a former Congress councilor seeking extension of time to complete the probe into his case.

The bail of the former JNU student leader Omar Khalid will be decided on March 21

The same court had reserved its decision on Omar Khalid’s bail application. He is alleged to be part of the conspiracy behind the 2020 Delhi riots.

Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat will deliver the order on Omar’s bail plea Monday (March 21). On March 3, the court had heard arguments from both the sides and had reserved its decision on Khalid's bail application.

Opposing the bail application, Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) Amit Prasad discussed the relevance of Omar Khalid's speech in Amaravati in February 2020. He said the bail application was rejected on February 11, pointing out that Donald Trump's visit was announced the same day.

During the hearing, Khalid's lawyer opposed the charges under the Indian Penal Code and the UAPA, calling the charge sheet a "work of fiction." He argued that the speech delivered by Khalid was about Gandhi, harmony and constitution and it was not a crime. After arguments, the court reserved judgment.

A case has been registered against Omar Khalid, one of the accused in the conspiracy case, under the Anti-Terrorism Act - Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).

Riots erupted in February 2020 in north-east Delhi after clashes between anti-CAA (Citizenship Amendment Act) and pro-CAA protesters. More than 50 people were killed and more than 700 injured in riots on the eve of the then US President Donald Trump's first visit to India.