The Supreme Court said the matter would be heard next month, stressing that the High Court’s bail order could not, in the meantime, be used as precedent for other cases.
On Friday, the Apex Court refused to interfere in a Delhi High Court order granting bail for student-activists Natasha Narwal, Devangana Kalita and Asif Iqbal Tanha, who have been booked under anti-terror laws in Delhi riots conspiracy case.
The two-member bench of Justices Hemant Gupta and V Ramasubramanian also said that the top court would examine legal aspects of the Delhi HC bail order.
This case could have “pan-India ramifications” and the way UAPA, or Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, had been interpreted by the High Court would have to be examined, the bench noted.
The Supreme Court said the matter would be heard next month, stressing that the High Court’s bail order could not, in the meantime, be used as precedent for other cases.
Ms Narwal, Ms Kalita and Mr Tanha were released on bail last night.
A Delhi court on Thursday ordered immediate release of the three activists.
The court pronounced orders on the release of the three student activists after they were granted bail by the Delhi High Court in the Delhi riots conspiracy case.
The Court dismissed the Delhi Police’s application seeking more time to verify the addresses of Devangana Kalita, Natasha Narwal and Asif Iqbal Tanha and their sureties.
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