A division bench comprising Justices AS Bopanna and Bela M Trivedi was considering Khalid’s plea challenging the decision of the Delhi High Court to deny him bail back in 2022.

In terms of an adjournment letter circulated by the counsel for the petitioner, the bench adjourned the hearing.

Last year, in October Delhi High Court rejected his bail plea saying he was in constant touch with other co-accused and allegations against him are prima facie true.

The high court also said the actions of the accused prima facie qualified as “terrorist acts” under the anti-terror law UAPA.

Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, and several others have been booked under the anti-terror law Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and provisions of the Indian Penal Code for allegedly being the "masterminds" of the February 2020 riots, which left 53 people dead and over 700 injured.

The violence had erupted during the protests against CAA and NRC.

Khalid, arrested by Delhi Police in September 2020 has sought bail on grounds that he neither had any criminal role in the violence nor any "conspiratorial connect" with any other accused in the case.

While opposing the bail plea of Khalid, Delhi Police, in the High Court, submitted that the speech delivered by him was “very calculated” and brought up issues like Babri Masjid, triple talaq, Kashmir, the alleged suppression of Muslims and the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC).