The Bombay High Court, on Wednesday, allowed transit anticipatory bail application of activist Nikita Jacob and granted her transit bail for three weeks. Jacob is one of the accused in the case where some activists prepared a Greta Thunberg toolkit in support of the protest against the farm laws.
The court said that in the event of arrest in the crime registered by Special Cell, Delhi Police, the applicant to be released on bail on furnishing Rs. 25000 personal bonds and sureties.
The Delhi police had, on Monday, alleged that she, along with Bengaluru environmentalist Disha Ravi and Maharashtra engineer Shantanu Muluk, had created a toolkit meant to tarnish India’s image. In the process, they were allegedly in direct touch with “pro-Khalistani elements”.
The toolkit was meant to garner international support for the ongoing farmers’ protest against three new central farm laws.
In a document submitted by her lawyer, she claimed the “toolkit” was prepared by Extinction Rebellion (XR) India volunteers for presenting the whole picture with a simple breakdown for an international audience.
Jacob has been booked under IPC Sections 124(A) for sedition, 153(A) for promoting enmity between different groups, and 120(B) for criminal conspiracy.