Delhi High Court judge Amit Sharma recused himself on Thursday from hearing bail pleas in a UAPA case against Delhi riots accused Sharjeel Imam and others
Sharjeel Imam will, however, continue to remain in jail since he is also an accused in the larger conspiracy case in relation to the Delhi riots of 2020.
Imam had moved the court under section 436A of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), claiming that he had undergone one-half of the maximum period of imprisonment for the offences alleged against him and was entitled to bail