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there is no palpable reason to on Wednesday expressed happi- said that the subordinate judi-
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not grant bail to her as she has ness over the release of “climate ciary has started questioning the
‘toolkit’ Google document. no criminal background. activist” Disha Ravi in connec- misuse of sedition law.
Disha Ravi’s father on Congress leader Kapil Sibal tion with the ‘toolkit’ case and “Bail to Disha, Hearten-
Wednesday said that her daugh- ing to note that while superior
ter has not done anything wrong courts have chosen to wait and
and justice has been done. “Jus- watch in matters of sedition the
tice has been done. My daugh- subordinate judiciary has start-
ter had done nothing wrong. We ed questioning the misuse of se-
believe in our country’s judicia- dition law,” the Congress lead-
ry,” Ravi Annappa, Disha Ravi’s er tweeted. A Delhi Sessions
father told reporters on her bail Court on Tuesday granted bail
in the toolkit case. “We are not to climate activist Disha Ravi,
connected with anybody. We who was arrested for being in-
are only asking this basic ques- volved in sharing a ‘toolkit’ on
tion about the climate. I am an social media in connection with
Indian, we have to respect the the ongoing farmers’ protest.
nation’s rules and regulations,” Earlier, Public Prosecutor
he added. Advocate Vikas representing
While Disha Ravi’s mother the Delhi Police had informed
Manjula said, “We are happy. the court that there are two
We believe in the system and other accused in this case - Ni-
the law.” kita and Shantanu -- who have
The Delhi Sessions Court joined the investigation. Re-
had granted bail to Disha, sub- cently, both of them have been
ject to two sureties of Rs 1 lakh granted protection from arrest
each. A protest against the arrest of Disha Ravi, at Connaught Place in New by the Bombay High Court. She
The Sessions Court at Pati- Delhi on Monday. (ANI) was one of the editors of the
ala House Court observed that ‘Toolkit’ Google document.
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