Gulfisha Fatima vs State (Govt. Of Nct Of Delhi )

insc-2026-2 Supreme Court of India 5 January 2026 • CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. _______OF 2026; CRIMINAL APPEAL NO._____; CRIMINAL APPEAL NO._____; CRIMINAL APPEAL NO._____; CRIMINAL APPEAL NO._____; CRIMINAL APPEAL NO._____; CRIMINAL APPEAL NO._____ • 177 min read

12 cases cited (0 SG, 12 foreign) Cited by 1 case

Practice Areas

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Constitution of India Indian Penal Code, 1860 Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, 1984 Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967

Judges (2)

Aravind Kumar Delivered N.V. Anjaria Coram

Counsel (10)

Abhishek Manu Singhvi Counsel Appellant Gautam Khazanchi Counsel Appellant Kapil Sibal Counsel Appellant S.V. Raju Counsel Respondent Salman Khurshid Counsel Appellant Siddharth Aggarwal Counsel Appellant Siddharth Luthra Counsel Appellant Siddhartha Dave Counsel Appellant Sidharth Luthra Counsel Appellant Tushar Mehta Counsel Respondent

Parties (2)

State, Govt. of NCT of Delhi Respondent Gulfisha Fatima Appellant

Case Significance

Gulfisha Fatima vs State (Govt. Of Nct Of Delhi ) is a Supreme Court of India decision dated January 5, 2026 (citation: insc-2026-2). A significant criminal appeal in the Delhi riots cases was decided after extensive arguments by Senior Counsels including Kapil Sibal, Abhishek Manu Singhvi, and Salman Khurshid for the appellants and the Solicitor General for the State. The bench comprised Justices Aravind Kumar and N.V. Anjaria. The judgment was delivered by Justice Aravind Kumar.

This case has been cited by 1 subsequent judgment. The judgment references 12 case citations.

Summary

A significant criminal appeal in the Delhi riots cases was decided after extensive arguments by Senior Counsels including Kapil Sibal, Abhishek Manu Singhvi, and Salman Khurshid for the appellants and the Solicitor General for the State.

What was the outcome of Gulfisha Fatima vs State (Govt. Of Nct Of Delhi )?

Statutes Cited

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

Constitution of India

Art 21

Indian Penal Code, 1860

Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, 1984

Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967

s 43D(5)

Cases Cited (12)

IN (12)

(2002) 2 SCC 135 (2019) 5 SCC 1 (2021) 16 SCC 720 (2021) 3 SCC 713 (2022) 14 SCC 766 (2023) 8 SCC 1 (2024) 6 SCC 1 2024 SCC OnLine SC 124 2024 SCC OnLine SC 742 2025 INSC 1418 2025 SCC OnLine SC 1754 2026 INSC 2

Cited By (1)

insc-2026-2

Gulfisha Fatima vs State (Govt. Of Nct Of Delhi )

Judgment

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Source: Indian Kanoon (insc-2026-2)