3 students to stay out of jail, but SC will examine Delhi HC bail order

The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the Delhi High Court order granting bail to three student activists who were jailed for a year for their alleged roled in Delhi riots case.

The Delhi Police had challenged the bail to Devangana Kalita, Natasha Narwal and Asif Iqbal Tanha. The trio will remain out on bail, the top court has said.

The Supreme Court, however, said that the High Court order could not be used as precedent for future cases. It agreed to examine the legal aspects of the Delhi High Court verdict, and said the case would be taken up next month.

The police had said that the High Court's findings are "perverse and contrary to record" and appeared to be based "more on the social media narrative.

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