New Delhi: A Delhi court on Tuesday granted bail to climate change activist Disha Ravi. She was arrested for allegedly being involved in sharing a social media toolkit related to the farmers’ protest. The court termed the evidence produced by police as scanty and sketchy, News18 reported.
The sessions court of Patiala House allowed the bail plea of Ravi. Additional Sessions Judge Dharmender Rana granted bail on furnishing a bail bond of Rs 1,00,000 with two sureties in like amount, noting the accused had absolutely no criminal antecedents, the report added.
“Considering the scanty and sketchy evidence, I do not find any palpable reason to breach the rule of bail for a 22-year-old girl who has absolutely no criminal antecedent,” the judge was quoted as saying.
Ravi, facing charges of conspiracy and sedition, was arrested by a Cyber Cell team of the Delhi Police from Bengaluru and brought to Delhi. Her police custody ends today.
The young climate activist had earlier moved the Delhi High Court seeking to restrain police from leaking to the media any probe material in relation to the FIR lodged against her. The petition also sought to restrain the media from publishing the content or extract of any private chats, including those on WhatsApp, between her and third parties.
It may be recalled that a Delhi court had on February 14 sent Ravi to five-day police custody after the agency said her custodial interrogation was required to probe an alleged larger conspiracy against the government of India and to ascertain her alleged role relating to the Khalistan movement.
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