# Supreme Court delays Athar Khan bail hearing by four weeks

> The Supreme Court adjourned a bail plea hearing for a man accused of conspiracy in the 2020 Delhi riots, allowing him to file a rejoinder to police arguments.
- Title: Supreme Court delays Athar Khan bail hearing by four weeks
- Summary: The Supreme Court adjourned a bail plea hearing for a man accused of conspiracy in the 2020 Delhi riots, allowing him to file a rejoinder to police…
- Keywords: athar khan, supreme court, delhi riots 2020, uapa, bail plea, delhi police, northeast delhi, conspiracy, news, politics, Supreme, Court
- Source: The Hindu — https://thehindu.com/news/national/delhi-riots-case-athar-khans-bail-plea-in-uapa-case/article71591382.ece
- Author: PTI
- Published: 2026-10-16T06:48:26+00:00
- Read time: 2 min
- Topics: athar khan, supreme court, delhi riots 2020, uapa, bail plea, delhi police, northeast delhi, conspiracy, news, politics
## Supreme Court adjourns Khan bail hearing
The Supreme Court on October 16, 2026 postponed for four weeks the hearing on Athar Khan's bail plea in a UAPA case concerning the February 2020 riots in northeast Delhi.
## Police file reply, Khan gets rejoinder chance
A Bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and Vipul M. Pancholi deferred the matter after Additional Solicitor General S.V. Raju informed it that a reply has been filed. The court allowed Khan to file a rejoinder.
## High Court rejected bail in July 2026
The Delhi High Court on July 7 refused bail to Khan, dismissing his appeal against a trial court's January 29 order denying him relief in the case.
## High Court: Khan was main conspirator
The High Court stated Khan was one of the main conspirators who conspired to cause deaths during the riots, not a mere local-level operator as his lawyer claimed.

> one of the main conspirators who conspired to cause deaths during the riots
## Khan's role clearly distinguishable, court found
The High Court held Khan's role was clearly distinguishable from co-accused granted bail. Material including a protected witness statement showed Khan persisted with violent protest objectives, even causing death.

> persisted with his objective of engaging in violent protests, to the extent of even causing death
## Khan accused of organising Chand Bagh protest
Athar Khan, a former call centre employee, is accused of being one of the main conspirators and organisers of a protest at Chand Bagh in northeast Delhi and delivering inflammatory speeches.
## Police allege Khan coordinated violence
According to Delhi Police Special Cell, Khan allegedly participated in secret meetings where he said the time has come to burn Delhi and coordinated the destruction of CCTV cameras.

> time has come to burn Delhi
## Riots killed 53, injured over 700
Arrested in July 2020, Khan was booked under UAPA for being one of the masterminds of the riots that left 53 people dead and more than 700 injured during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act…
## Key takeaway

The Supreme Court postponed Athar Khan's bail hearing in a UAPA case linked to the February 2020 Delhi riots for four weeks after Delhi police filed a reply.