Delhi court rejects bail pleas of two accused in 2023 Parliament security breach case

New Delhi A Delhi court has dismissed, for the second time, the regular bail pleas of two accused in the December 2023 Parliament security breach case. In an order passed on Friday (November 13, 2026), Special Judge Kiran Bansal noted that the accused — D. Manoranjan and Sagar Sharma — sought bail citing long incarceration and parity with two co-accused who were granted bail by the Delhi High Court. The judge underlined that the statutory bar on bail under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) applied in the present case.

“There are reasonable grounds to believe that the charges against the accused persons is prima facie true. Therefore, the court does not find it fit to grant regular bail to applicants Manoranjan D and Sagar Sharma. The present bail applications stand dismissed,” the judge said. On July 2, 2025, the Delhi High Court granted bail to co-accused Neelam Raoliya, alias Neelam Azad, and Mahesh Kumawat.

“The grounds of parity are not available to the present accused persons,” the judge said on Friday. The judge observed that the High Court had noted that Ms.