The Supreme Court on Monday declined a request by the Delhi Police seeking two weeks’ time to file counter affidavits in response to bail petitions filed by activists Umar Khalid , Sharjeel Imam and three others accused of being part of a “larger conspiracy” behind the 2020 Delhi riots, Live Law reported.

A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and NV Anjaria stated that enough time had already been granted in the matter.

The bench posted the hearing for Friday and directed the Delhi Police to file the counter affidavit by then.

Khalid and Imam, along with Meeran Haider, Gulfisha Fatima and Shifa Ur Rehman, had challenged a judgement issued by the Delhi High Court on September 2 dismissing their bail applications.

A division bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Shalinder Kaur of

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