A Delhi court has granted bail to a man accused of being part of an unlawful assembly that allegedly attacked five people with a knife and a broken beer bottle during a rioting incident in the national capital.
\n\nAdditional Sessions Judge Anuj Agrawal was hearing a bail plea filed by Mohammad Rustam, who has been in custody since October 22, 2025, and said the trial was likely to take considerable time as none of the 25 prosecution witnesses had been examined so far.
\n\nIn the November 3 order, the court said, “The applicant/accused is in custody since October 22, 2025. Though the charges have been framed in the instant case, none of the 25 prosecution witnesses has been examined till yet. Therefore, it is clear that the conclusion of the trial may take a long time.”
\n\nThe court noted that although charges had been framed in the case, the examination of witnesses was yet to begin.
\n\nRustam is facing trial under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) relating to rioting, attempt to commit culpable homicide, voluntarily causing hurt and offences committed by members of an unlawful assembly.
\n\nAccording to the prosecution, Rustam, along with four co-accused, formed an unlawful…
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