Umar Khalid's lawyers sought two adjournments and withdrew his Supreme Court bail plea. The reel inflates this to seven or more and claims it proves strong evidence and lawyer reluctance.
Why we say that›
Umar Khalid lawyers sought two adjournments, not seven as this reel claims.
The ex-CJI's quote is real but the number of defence adjournments is wrong. BOOM's review of court records shows only two by Khalid's side out of 13 hearings. The causal leap that this proves strong evidence and reluctance is not established.
The bail withdrawal and two defence adjournments are real. None of the records show seven adjournments by his lawyers or establish that any delay proves strong evidence or reluctance.
The reel uses a 2025 ex-CJI Chandrachud quote but does not mention that court records reviewed by fact-checkers show only two defence adjournments out of 13 total hearings.
Reported 10 Aug 2026
Claims
2 false · 1 true · 1 unchecked
- False
Umar Khalid's lawyers sought at least seven adjournments in his case
What's actually true
Court records show his lawyers sought only two adjournments, not seven.
- False
Lawyers for Umar Khalid repeatedly sought adjournments because they know there are very strong evidences against their client
What's actually true
The actual count is two adjournments by defence. No evidence shows this was due to strong evidence against him.
- Couldn't check
Umar Khalid's lawyers are reluctant to argue the case
What's actually true
We couldn't verify this claim with a reliable source. No court record or independent report establishes lawyer reluctance.
- True
Umar Khalid's bail application was withdrawn
What's actually true
Senior advocate Kapil Sibal withdrew the Supreme Court bail plea in 2024 citing changed circumstances.
The full story, from the sources›
BOOM found that Umar Khalid's lawyer sought adjournments twice, not seven times, contradicting ex-CJI DY Chandrachud's claim... matter came up 13 times... Khalids lawyer asked for an adjournment twice. - BOOM (2025-09-05) senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Mr. Khalid, sought and got permission to withdraw the bail plea. Mr. Sibal referred to “changed circumstances and said he would seek relief in the trial court. - The Hindu (2024-02-14) they were at least seven if not more adjournments which were sought by the council appearing for Umar Khalid and eventually the application for bail was withdrawn. - lawbeat.in (2025-09-02) 5 September 2023 Umar Khalid’s bail application was put before a division bench comprising Justices Bela Trivedi and Dipankar Datta . - Supreme Court Observer (2026-01-05) Goa NEET protest stooped to 'lowest intellectual level, says CM Sawant; questions Umar Khalid placards. - The Hindu (2026-07-29)
From fact-checks · reporting
What else it leaves out (2)›
- Umar Khalid remains in custody with trial delays continuing into 2026. The Supreme Court previously rejected bail citing UAPA gravity.
- Adjournments in complex UAPA cases are common from both sides for many procedural reasons.
How it's framed (4)›
Sources (7)›
Goa NEET protest stooped to 'lowest intellectual level, says CM Sawant; questions Umar Khalid placards
Goa NEET protest stooped to 'lowest intellectual level: CM Sawant; questions Umar Khalid placards
they were at least seven if not more adjournments which were sought by the council appearing for Umar Khalid and eventually the application for bail was withdrawn.
BOOM found that Umar Khalid's lawyer sought adjournments twice, not seven times, contradicting ex-CJI DY Chandrachud's claim... matter came up 13 times... Khalids lawyer asked for an adjournment twice.
senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Mr. Khalid, sought and got permission to withdraw the bail plea. Mr. Sibal referred to “changed circumstances and said he would seek relief in the trial court.
5 September 2023 Umar Khalid’s bail application was put before a division bench comprising Justices Bela Trivedi and Dipankar Datta .
there has been no meaningful progress in the trial (Delhi HC/trial court bail proceedings continuing 2025–2026; SC previously rejected bail Jan 2026 citing UAPA gravity).
About this account›
- Swaniya Lamba's content often critiques left-liberal voices and highlights court records in UAPA cases.
Notes on this check (1)›
- The video was downloaded and keyframes were read by a vision model.
Checked against 2 sources · 10 Aug 2026
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