Breaking: Safoora Zargar granted bail after 74 days by delhi hight court

New Delhi: Delhi HC granted bail to Safoora Zargar on Tuesday after 74 days, the 27 year old Jamia student under custody for alleged conspiracy behind Delhi riots, after the Central Government stated that it had no objection to her release on humanitarian grounds.

There were widespread concerns raised about the incarceration of Zargar, who is in the 23rd week of her pregnancy, in the overcrowded Tihar prison amid COVID-19.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta submitted that without going into the merits of the plea and without considering this as a precedent, the State has no problem with Safoora Zargar being released on bail provided she does not indulge in activities she is being investigated for.

Safoora Zargar advised to remain in Delhi, insisted the SG.

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

 

A bench of



Justice Rajiv Shakhdher granted regular bail to Safoora on furnishing a personal bond of Rs. Ten Thousand and on the following conditions:

Zargar has challenged before Delhi HC the earlier order of Additional Sessions Judge 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.

The Delhi Police has filed a report in the Court stating that Zargar is ‘disposed towards creating turmoil’, and that she was part of conspiracy to “destroy, destabilize and disintegrate the Government of India in order to compel to withdraw the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the alleged National Register of Citizens”.