A court in Delhi on Thursday granted bail to Pinjra Tod activist and Jawaharlal Nehru University student Natasha Narwal , who was arrested ...
A court in Delhi on Thursday granted bail to Pinjra Tod activist and Jawaharlal Nehru University student Natasha Narwal, who was arrested in connection with the communal violence that broke out in February, Live Law reported. But Narwal will continue to remain in jail as she is under custody in another first information report (59/2020) filed against her under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat noted that the video presented by the prosecution as evidence against Narwal showed her participating in the “unlawful assembly”, but did not show anything to suggest she indulged or incited violence. The FIR in the case – 50/2020 – accused Narwal of instigating people from Jafrabad, where there was an anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act protest in February, to join the violence.
The court further observed that Narwal does not pose any flight risk and all the witnesses in the case are either police officers or protected witnesses. The bail was granted on a personal bond of Rs 30,000 with one surety to the like amount. Narwal is currently lodged in Tihar prison in Delhi as an accused under three first information reports that have been registered against her for allegedly fuelling the violence.
During the hearing on Thursday, the Delhi Police...
