Toolkit case: Delhi courtroom extends safety from arrest to Nikita Jacob, Shantanu Muluk until Mar 15

A Delhi courtroom on Tuesday prolonged safety from arrest until March 15 to Nikita Jacob and Shantanu Muluk, each accused together with younger local weather activist Disha Ravi, in a case of sharing a “toolkit” on social media associated to the farmers’ protest.
Additional Sessions Judge Dharmender Rana granted the reduction after the counsel showing from each the accused individuals stated they wanted time to undergo the reply filed by the Delhi Police earlier than advancing arguments within the matter.
The choose heard the submission and directed the police to not take any coercive motion towards each the accused until March 15, when courtroom will additional hear the matter.

Jacob, Muluk and Ravi had been booked for sedition and different costs.
Additional Sessions Judge Dharmender Rana had on February 25 directed the police to not take any coercive motion towards Muluk until the following date of listening to on March 9.

The courtroom had on Tuesday granted per week’s time to the Delhi Police to file reply to the anticipatory bail plea of Nikita Jacob, a co-accused together with Disha Ravi in reference to allegedly being concerned in sharing a “toolkit” on social media associated to the farmers’ protest.
The courtroom had earlier granted bail to Disha Ravi within the toolkit case, stating that “citizens are conscience keepers of government in any democratic Nation” and “cannot be put behind the bars simply because they choose to disagree with the State policies”.

It additionally said “offence of sedition cannot be invoked to minister to the wounded vanity of governments”.
(With inputs from PTI)