Overview
- Judicial Magistrate Aridaman Singh Cheema granted bail to 10 protesters on bonds of Rs 15,000 each in the Kartavya Path case tied to the November 23 pollution demonstration.
- Bail was denied to K Sri Ilakkiya after the court noted an ongoing probe into alleged Radical Students Union membership and efforts to identify other purported members.
- One bail plea, for Akshay E R, was adjourned to Wednesday for further arguments.
- The court recorded that CCTV, videos and phones have been seized and said nothing has been found to show the other accused belong to radical Naxalite organisations.
- Police say 23 were arrested across two FIRs following the India Gate protest, with allegations of scuffles, pepper spray use and pro-Hidma slogans, and 13 remain in judicial custody after re-arrests in the second case.