Pregnant JMI student Zargar granted bail by HC

June 23, 2020

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted bail to Safoora Zargar, 27 year old student of Jamia Milia Islamia University who had been arrested for alleged conspiracy behind Delhi riots, after the Delhi Police stated that it had no objection to her release on humanitarian grounds.

Concerns has been raised from several quarters about the health of Zargar, who is in the 23rd week of her pregnancy, in the overcrowded Tihar prison amid COVID-19. She was taken into custody on April 10.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for Delhi police, submitted that without going into the merits of the plea, and without considering this as a precedent, the State has no problem with Safoora being released on bail provided she doesn’t indulge in activities she’s being investi, according to a LiveLaw report.

Advocate Nithya Ramakrishnan, appearing for Zargar, submitted that she might have to go to Faridabad to consult her doctor.

Based on the Centre’s concession, a bench of Justice Rajiv Shakhdher granted regular bail to Safoora on furnishing a personal bond of ₹10k and the conditions  among others that she should not indulge in activities she is being investigated for, and She has to take the permission of the concerned court before leaving the territory of Delhi.

Zargar has challenged before Delhi HC the June 4 order of Additional Sessions Judge, Patiala House Courts, rejecting her bail application.

She has been booked under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act on the allegation that she hatched the criminal conspiracy behind the riots which happened in North East Delhi during February 23-25.

–India News Stream