Delhi High Court seeks response of Central government on current status of investigation against climate activist Disha Ravi, who was arrested in February, 2021, for allegedly editing a social media document or toolkit, about the farmers’ protest of 2020-21 against now-repealed three farm laws
The Delhi High Court on Thursday heard a plea seeking protection of Right to Privacy and Right to Fair Trial filed by Disha Ravi, a climate change activist and accused in the Toolkit case, seeking direction to the police against leaking any information to the media in relation
Central Government Standing Counsel Ajay Digpaul cited the COVID-19 pandemic as the reason behind the delay. The Court granted another four weeks for filing the Counter-affidavit while stating that interim orders will continue.
Disha Ravi gets bail in the Toolkit case. Patiala House Court granted bail on a bond of one lakh. Former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala, who is serving a sentence in the JBT teacher recruitment scam case, got relief.
A fresh anticipatory bail plea has been filed by Toolkit case accused Shantanu Muluk in a Delhi court on Tuesday. The court will hear the plea on Wednesday.
Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Aakash Jain passed the order after Disha was produced before him at the end of her five-days police custody remand.
The observations were made by Justice Prathiba M. Singh while hearing a petition filed by Disha Ravi, who had sought Court direction to restrain police from leaking her personal chats