The Delhi Police on Friday vehemently objected to pleas for bail filed by former Jawaharlal Nehru University student leader Umar Khalid and others accused under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in the 2020 Delhi riots ‘larger conspiracy’ case, claiming that they only cite the Constitution for the sake of getting bail.

“These are people with scant regard for the Constitution. Only for bail, they will quote Article 21 (fundamental right to life and personal liberty) of the Constitution,” said Additional Solicitor General S.V. Raju, appearing for the Delhi Police. He was addressing a Supreme Court Bench headed by Justice Aravind Kumar in the concluding remarks of his response to the bail petitions.

Mr. Raju said the prosecution could complete the trial in two years if the accuse

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