Summary:
New Delhi January 20A Delhi court has granted bail to two persons in a case related to the communal violence in northeast Delhi in February last year. The court allowed the bail pleas considering the period of incarceration of both the accused and on the ground of parity. “The accused (Shanu and Zarif) is in judicial custody since April 8 2020 in the present case. The ground of parity is relevant as co-accused persons namely Aatir and Gulfam were granted bail earlier in this case." Special Public Prosecutor Anuj Handa appearing for the police opposed the bail pleas saying they were allegedly part of the unlawful assembly that burned down the house..