New Delhi, July 9 -- The Delhi High Court on Wednesday reserved order on bail pleas of Sharjeel Imam, Umar Khalid and six other accused in connection with the 2020 Delhi riots larger conspiracy case.

Solicitor General (SG) Tushar Mehta opposed the bail pleas by submitting that in UAPA cases relating to mass violence impact national security and integrity, bail ought not to be granted.

On the other hand, the counsel for the accused had argued that there was a long delay in the trial, and even the charges had not been framed; the matter was at the stage of arguments on charges.

A division bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Shalinder Kaur reserved the order after hearing submissions of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta.

SG Mehta appeared al...