Delhi High Courts grants Bail to pregnant student activist from Jamia Millia Islamia Safoora Zargar on Tuesday. She was under Delhi Police custody on an alleged conspiracy behind the North east Delhi Riots happened in February. Delhi Police had said on Monday that her pregnancy should not be a consideration to grant bail.
Delhi High Court has granted Safoora a bail on the ground of humanitarian rights. There were widespread concerns over the custody and imprisonment of Safoora who is 23 week pregnant and her life in Tihar jail amidst the Covid19 pandemic.
On Tuesday, Tushar Mehta, the Solicitor General submitted central government’s state that Centre has no problem to send Safoora in a bail. Safoora will remain in Delhi only as SG clears.
It is the bench of Rajiv Shakhader granted bail for Safoora on a personal bond of ten thousand and other conditions including She must not be indulged in any of the criminal offenses that she is investigated for and she has to be in touch with the investigative officers once in 15 days at least through the phone call.
