A Delhi court on Thursday granted interim bail to former JNU scholar and Delhi riots conspiracy accused Umar Khalid, permitting him to attend his sister’s wedding later this month.

Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai allowed Khalid to remain out on bail from December 16 to December 29. The judge noted that the request was for the wedding of Khalid’s sister and approved his plea on a personal bond of Rs 20,000 with two sureties of the same amount.

The court imposed strict conditions while granting the bail. Khalid has been barred from using social media during this period and is allowed to meet only his family members, relatives and friends. He must remain at his home or at the venues where the wedding ceremonies, as listed in his application, will be held.

Khalid had originally soug

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