, || Toolkit can't be sedition: Court Verdict ||
A Delhi court on Tuesday granted bail to climate activist Disha Ravi days after she was arrested from Bengaluru for allegedly editing a social media document, or toolkit, about the ongoing farmer protest against three farm laws. Here is all you need to know about the court proceedings and what it said on dissent and freedom of speech:
The court granted the bail saying there was scanty and sketchy evidence to back charges of sedition against Ravi.
It asserted that citizens could not be jailed simply because they disagreed with government policies.
Additional sessions judge Dharmender Rana released the 22-year-old activist on a personal bond of 1 lakh and two sureties of similar amounts.
The court also said the call for any kind of violence was conspicuously absent from the toolkit, and no evidence was on record to suggest Ravi subscribed to secessionist ideas.
Activists have repeatedly said the toolkit is an innocuous document used by social media campaigns for strategy and planning.
The judge said citizens are the conscience-keepers of the government in any democratic nation.
He added they cannot be put behind bars simply because they choose to disagree with the state policies.
The judge said the offence of sedition cannot be invoked to minister to the wounded vanity of the government.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/disha-ravi-gets-bail-in-toolkit-case-what-the-court-said-101614139070425.html
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, || Toolkit can't be sedition: Court Verdict || A Delhi court on Tuesday granted bail to climate activist Disha Ravi days after she was arrested from Bengaluru for allegedly editing a social media document, or toolkit, about the ongoing farmer protest against three farm laws. Here is all you need to know about the court proceedings and what it said on dissent and freedom of speech: The court granted the bail saying there was scanty and sketchy evidence to back charges of sedition against Ravi. It asserted that citizens could not be jailed simply because they disagreed with government policies. Additional sessions judge Dharmender Rana released the 22-year-old activist on a personal bond of 1 lakh and two sureties of similar amounts. The court also said the call for any kind of violence was conspicuously absent from the toolkit, and no evidence was on record to suggest Ravi subscribed to secessionist ideas. Activists have repeatedly said the toolkit is an innocuous document used by social media campaigns for strategy and planning. The judge said citizens are the conscience-keepers of the government in any democratic nation. He added they cannot be put behind bars simply because they choose to disagree with the state policies. The judge said the offence of sedition cannot be invoked to minister to the wounded vanity of the government. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/disha-ravi-gets-bail-in-toolkit-case-what-the-court-said-101614139070425.html