But wouldn’t they get bail if there is no evidence against them? So why is Umar Khalid, like all the other defendants in FIR 59 (except Safoora Zargar, who was released on humanitarian bail), going to be stuck in jail for years to come? The answer is in Section 43D …
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Role in the violence of Bhima Koregaon In December 2018, members of the Kabir Kala Manch who performed poetry, songs and plays at Elgar Parishad, accused of causing violence in January 2019, were charged with making “inflammatory speeches”. The conference was held in Pune to commemorate the 200th year of …
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Written by Omkar Gokhale | Mumbai | Updated: August 29, 2020 2:07:18 am Sudha Bhardwaj is housed in the Byculla Women’s Prison in Mumbai. (Proceedings) On Friday, the Mumbai High Court dismissed the interim bail statement submitted by Sudha Bharadwaj on medical grounds in light of the Covid-19 outbreak in …
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