Scanty and Sketchy Evidence : Delhi Court Grants Disha Ravi Bail in Toolkit Case
Ravi had been held for editing a toolkit document which contained resources on how to gather attention for the farmers protests on Delhi s borders.
22-year-old activist Disha Ravi leaves after being produced at Patiala Court in New Delhi, February 22, 2021. Photo: PTI
New Delhi: Additional Sessions Judge Dharmender Rana granted climate activist Disha Ravi bail on Tuesday, February 23.
Ravi, 22, was arrested on February 15 for editing a ‘toolkit’ document which contained resources on how to gather attention for the farmers’ protests on Delhi’s borders.
Ravi was given bail on condition of furnishing two sureties of Rs 1 lakh each. Advocate Abhinav Sekhri, who represented Ravi requested the judge to consider making the amount Rs 50,000.
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In a setback to the Delhi police, a city court on Tuesday granted bail to climate activist Disha Ravi, arrested for sedition for allegedly sharing a toolkit related to the farmers protest on social media, holding that evidence on record was not sufficient to keep a 22-year-old young lady with absolutely no criminal antecedents in custody. The offence of sedition cannot be invoked to minister to the wounded vanity of the governments, said Additional Sessions Judge Dharmender Rana, and opined that citizens are conscience keepers of government in any democratic nation and they cannot be put behind the bars simply because they choose to disagree with the State policies.