The Punjab and Haryana High Court granted bail to labour rights activist Naudeep Kaur on Friday in a case filed under attempt to murder and some other charges, more than six weeks after she was arrest
The high court granted bail upon a prima facie observation that there was nothing to substantiate the allegations of attempt to murder levelled against Kaur.
Labour rights activist Naudeep Kaur released from prison after HC grants bail
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Published: Friday, February 26, 2021, 21:00 [IST]
Karnal, Feb 26: Labour rights activist Naudeep Kaur released from prison after Punjab and Haryana High Court granted her bail earlier today in a case filed under attempt to murder and some other charges, more than six weeks after she was arrested in Haryana s Sonipat for allegedly gheraoing an industrial unit and demanding money from the company. The court accepted the bail application of Naudeep Kaur. She has been granted bail by the high court, her counsel Arshdeep Singh Cheema said.
In her bail plea, the 23-year-old activist had claimed to have been severely beaten up at a police station after she was arrested by the Sonipat police on January 12. The police have denied the charge as baseless .
HC grants bail to labour rights activist Naudeep Kaur, released from Karnal jail
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Last Updated: Feb 26, 2021, 11:50 PM IST
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Naudeep Kaur was released from a Karnal jail around 7.30 pm, almost six weeks after she was booked for attempt to murder and other criminal offences.
Naudeep Kaur.
Labour rights activist Naudeep Kaur was freed on bail Friday by the Punjab and Haryana High Court, which said slapping charges like attempt to murder on her is a debatable issue to be considered at a later stage in the trial. Naudeep Kaur was released from a Karnal jail around 7.30 pm, almost six weeks after she was booked for attempt to murder and other criminal offences.