Umar Khali News | 'Bail Should Be Rule If...': Ex-Chief Justice DY Chandrachud On Umar Khalid's Plea
Umar Khali News | 'Bail Should Be Rule If...': Ex-Chief Justice DY Chandrachud On Umar Khalid's Plea Former Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Sunday said bail before conviction should be a matter of right, but asserted that it is a court's duty to examine a case in depth where national security is involved before granting such a relief. He made the remarks at the Jaipur Literature Festival in response to a question from journalist Vir Sanghvi, who raised the issue of the Supreme Court recently denying the bail plea of activist Umar Khalid in the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case.
