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The Bombay High Court on Tuesday granted bail to a 19-year-old student arrested for a social media post related to Indo-Pak war. Also criticized the Maharashtra government. The court ordered him to be released immediately, so that he could join his college exam.
The vacation bench of Justice Gauri Godse and Somasekhar Sundarsen said that the student was treated as a staunch criminal. It is very shocking. The bench also asked if the police was bent on ruining the girl’s life.
The High Court also said that the girl should not have been arrested, especially when she immediately removed the post. Had expressed repentance and also apologized. This is not a case where the girl has to stay in custody. Today, release him from Yerwada Central Jail.
College removal was also canceled, asked to give permission to sit in exam
The student was arrested for a post criticizing the Government of India during the Indo-Pak dispute during Operation Sindoor in early May. The girl first challenged the decision to expel her college in the High Court. The girl’s lawyer Farhana Shah also filed a petition on Tuesday demanding the cancellation of the FIR and releasing on bail.
The High Court also suspended the removal order issued by the Singhgarh Academy of Engineering, reprimanding both the state and the college college. Also instructed the college to give him a hall ticket. The bench also warned the student to work responsibly in future and avoid uploading such posts.
Government’s attitude to the youth and cutting
The court questioned the conduct of the government and the college. The court said, “Someone is expressing his opinion and you are ruining his life in this way? A student’s life has been ruined.”
Additional government lawyer PP Kakde said that the girl’s post is against national interest. However, the court said that the post of a student would not harm the national interest. How can the state arrest a student in this way? Does the state want the students to stop expressing their opinion? This attitude of the state will make the youth more radical. “
The bench also criticized the college and said that the approach of an educational institution should be improved, not punishing. The college should have given the girl a chance to speak. The court said that the girl is at the age where it is natural to make mistakes and she has suffered a lot.
What was the whole matter…
The accused girl re -posted a post from an account called Reformistan on Instagram on 7 May, criticizing the Government of India for ‘provoking war against Pakistan’. Within two hours, he realized his mistake and removed the post after receiving a bullet of threats.
In his expulsion letter of May 9, the college said- The student had anti-national sentiments and was a threat to the campus community and society. The student was taken out of the college due to protests against him. After the FIR was registered, the Kondhwa police arrested him on the same day. His bail plea was rejected by the local court. Yerwada in Pune is currently lodged in jail.
