CITING scanty and sketchy investigation, a Delhi court on Tuesday granted bail to 22-year-old climate change activist Disha Ravi who was arrested in connection with the toolkit case.
“Citizens are conscience keepers of government in any democratic nation. They cannot be put behind bars simply because they choose to disagree with the state policies. The offence of sedition cannot be invoked to minister to the wounded vanity of the governments,” Additional Sessions Judge Dharmendra Rana said.
The 18-page bail order said, “Even our founding fathers accorded due respect to divergence of opinion by recognising the freedom of speech and expression as an inviolable fundamental right.”
Shortly after bail was granted, the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate of the Patiala House Court disposed of a Delhi Police application seeking Disha’s extended custody for four more days.
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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.
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