The courts should not be swayed by the mob hysteria
while dealing with the sensitive cases of sedition, as the charges in
such matters are often slapped in a premeditated manner, said Supreme
Court lawyer and human rights activist Vrinda Grover, She was reacting
to Wednesday’s order of the Delhi High Court granting bail to student
leader Kanhaiya Kumar.
Ms. Grover, who represented Mr. Kumar in his bail petition, told
The Hindu
that all the facts about the JNU students organising the February 9
event were in the public domain and the court had rightly reached the
conclusion in favour of granting bail to the student leader. .
“However,
we feel that this whole episode of electronic media first highlighting
the university event, followed by the police crackdown, was
pre-planned,” said Ms. Grover, adding that the entire sequence of events
would be revealed if the investigation was free and fair.
Asked
if a petition could be separately filed seeking expunging of some of
the remarks made in the High Court’s order, Ms. Grover said the defence
lawyers’ team would wait for completion of investigation which itself
would reveal the truth.
The Delhi government’s
standing counsel Rahul Mehra, who argued in the court in favour of
granting bail to Mr. Kumar, said justice had been delivered, as it was a
fit case for releasing the student leader on bail. “The bail should not
have been opposed. I am happy that truth has prevailed,” said Mr.
Mehra, reacting to the court verdict.
Whole episode of media highlighting the university event, followed by police crackdown was pre-plannedVrinda Grover,SC lawyer
The bail should not have been opposed.
I am happy that
truth has prevailed
Rahul Mehra,Delhi govt’s standing counsel
Source: The Hindu
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