The Supreme Court's Delhi riots conspiracy case judgement paves the way for a future where dissent is not just disciplined but pre-emptively silenced under the shadow of terrorism charges.

On 5 January 2026, the Supreme Court delivered its judgement in the bail applications of the Delhi Riots larger conspiracy case i.e, Gulfisha Fatima vs State (Govt of NCT of Delhi) and others. While granting bail to Gulfisha Fatima, Shifa ur Rehman, Meeran Haider, Shadab Ahmad and Salim Khan, the Court dismissed the bail pleas of Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam.