TASLEEM AHMED vs STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 2nd SEPTEMBER, 2025 IN THE MATTER OF: + CRL.A. 1207/2024 & CRL.M.(BAIL) 2168/2024 TASLEEM AHMED .....Appellant Through: Mr. Mehmood Pracha, Mr. Jatin Bhatt, Mr. Sanawar, Mr. Kshitij Singh, Mr. Mohd. Hasan, Ms. Heem Sahoo, Ms. Nujhat Naseem, Mr. Sikander, Ms. Sadiya Sultan & Mr. Chirag Verma, Advs. versus STATE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Amit Prasad, SPP for the State, Mr. Madhukar Pandey, SPP (through VC) for State with Mr. Dhruv Pande, Mr. Aarush Bhatia, Mr. Ayodhya Prasad, Ms. Ruchika Prasad, Mr. Umesh Kumar Singh, Mr. Sulabh Gupta, Mr. Harshil Jain, Mr. Saravjeet Singh & Mr. Daksh Sachdeva, Advs. Mr. P.S. Kushwaha, Addl. CP (Special Cell) (VC), Insp. Anil Kumar, Insp. Suhaib Ahmed, ASI Sanjay Kumar, HC Dheeraj Goswami (Special Cell). CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:HARIOM SINGH KIRMOLIYA CRL.A. 1207/2024 Page 1 of 37 Signing Date:02.09.2025 19:08:35 JUDGMENT SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD, J. 1. The present appeal has been preferred by the Appellant herein challenging the Order dated 25.11.2024 (hereinafter referred to as “Impugned Order”) passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-03, Shahdara, Karkardooma Courts, Delhi in FIR No. 59/2020 registered at Police Station Crime Branch, Delhi, whereby the third bail application filed by the Appellant was rejected. 2. Briefly stated, the facts germane to the present case are as follows – a. The instant case emerges from the incidents which occurred in North-East Delhi during 23.02.2020 to 25.02.2020, where protests at a large scale were organised against the promulgation of Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 and the amendments made to the policy o