Delhi HC grants bail to three students in a Delhi Riots case

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court yesterday granted bail to Asif Iqbal Tanha, Devangana Kalita and Natasha Narwal in a Delhi Riots case under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. The order was pronounced by a Bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and Anup J. Bhambhani.

The Court held that prima facie, no offence under sections 15, 17 or 18 UAPA is made-out on the basis of the material on record in the present case against the three.

The bail is subject to personal bond of 50,000 rupees and two local sureties. Conditions for bail include the three surrendering their passports and not indulging in activities that



would hamper the case.

The case pertains to Delhi Police probe into the larger conspiracy that led to the riots in the capital’s North-East area in February 2020.

Asif Iqbal Tanha is a student pursuing his final year of B.A. (Hons.) (Persian) Programme at Jamia Millia Islamia. He was arrested in the Delhi riots case under UAPA in May 2020 and has been in custody since then.

Natasha Narwal and Devangana Kalita are Ph.D. scholars at Jawaharlal Nehru University, who are associated with the Pinjra Tod Collective. They have also been in custody since May 2020.