On Delhi Activists' Bail, Dramatic Back-And-Forth In Court

Wednesday, 16 June 2021Newsdesk

A day after the Delhi High Court allowed their bail, student-activists Natasha Narwal, Devangana Kalita and Asif Iqbal Tanha remain in jail, with Delhi Police claiming procedural delays in verifying sureties and addresses, and filing a last-gasp petition to deny their release at this time.

New Delhi, 16 June 2021

As per news report of NDTV, Ms Narwal, Ms Kalita and Mr Tanha had moved the trial court for their immediate release after they remained imprisoned past the 1 pm deadline set by the High Court yesterday. They were ordered to be released on personal bonds of Rs. 50,000 each and two sureties of a similar amount.The matter was heard this afternoon and devolved into a back-and-forth between the activists' lawyers on side and the investigating officer and Special Public Prosecutor on the other.

Source -NDTV