The top court upheld Delhi Assembly's powers to constitute a committee to examine the Delhi Riots of 2020 but made it clear that the social media platform can't be compelled to answer on issues relating to law and order and any other subject
The Supreme Court bench said: "We will not stay the High Court judgment. But it cannot be cited as precedent by any accused in Delhi riot case to seek bail."
Special Public Prosecutor Amit Prasad, had sought his custody for 10 days saying that the police wanted to question him with data that ran into 11 lakh pages, "as well as other evidence collected during the investigation of the present case and also to examine at length about other suspects and various other aspects”.
Umar Khalid was summoned and questioned by the Delhi Police Special cell officers on Saturday and Sunday. He was questioned for around 10 hours and he will be produced before a Delhi court on Monday.
The members named in the supplementary chargesheet are on the basis of ‘disclosure statement’ by Gulfisha Fatima in regards the January 15 Seelampur demonstration and she said that they took part in the anti CAA demonstrations to ‘provoke and mobilise’ crowds.
The court was hearing a petition filed by Kalita challenging a trial court's order which had dismissed her bail application.
He has been booked on the charges of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
