On Wednesday, the Supreme Court asked seven activists accused in the 2020 Delhi riots to provide their permanent addresses by the next hearing. The accused include Sharjeel Imam, Umar Khalid, Gulfisha Fatima, Meeran Haider, Shifa-ur-Rehman, Mohammad Saleem Khan, and Shadab Ahmed. A bench led by Justices Aravind Kumar and N.V. Anjaria issued the order while reviewing bail petitions. The court did not hear the arguments on bail on Wednesday due to time constraints. Justice Kumar urged senior advocate Siddharth Dave, representing Sharjeel Imam, to inform all accused about submitting their addresses. Mr. Dave agreed. The judges expressed frustration over the slow progress, saying, “The bail pleas are being argued as if they were a second appeal. Fresh arguments are being made.” The bench has been hearing bail petitions for over a month, challenging a Delhi High Court order that denied bail on grounds of a “prima facie grave” role in the riots. To speed up the process, the court set strict time limits. Senior counsels must keep their remaining arguments under 15 minutes each, and the Additional Solicitor-General’s clarifications are capped at 30 minutes. The accused blame the Delhi Police for delays, citing over three years for investigation and multiple adjournments. The police, however, claim the accused stalled proceedings by resisting charge framing. Senior advocate A.M. Singhvi, for Gulfisha Fatima, called her continued custody “astonishing” and questioned the need to keep her jailed for more than six years. Similarly, Kapil Sibal, for Umar Khalid, said his prolonged jail time was a “punitive act” meant to scare students from protesting. The Delhi Police allege the accused used protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act as a cover to plan widespread riots aiming for regime change. They claim leaders like Khalid and Imam broke university secularism and mobilized students through a communal WhatsApp group. The Supreme Court will continue its hearing with the requirement to provide addresses and adherence to new time limits for arguments.