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Mumbai court grants bail to 7 TISS students, denies to 2 in Maoist case
Mumbai court grants bail to 7 TISS students, denies to 2 in Maoist case
On Friday, a Mumbai sessions court granted anticipatory bail to seven TISS students accused in connection with an unauthorised campus event honouring late Delhi University professor G N Saibaba. The court ruled…
The Story in Brief
On Friday, a Mumbai sessions court granted anticipatory bail to seven TISS students accused in connection with an unauthorised campus event honouring late Delhi University professor G N Saibaba. The court ruled that merely participating in the event or downloading Maoist literature does not constitute a criminal offence.
However, the court rejected bail for two students, Abhirup Paul and Kamakhya Das, after police alleged that their devices contained Maoist books, deleted data, and that they had threatened a witness. A total of nine students had sought pre-arrest bail after an FIR was lodged in October 2025. The court found no incriminating material against the seven who got relief.
The Indian Opinion
The court’s distinction between downloading books and active links with banned groups is sensible. But its reliance on police claims of slogans and threats to deny bail to two students risks conflating dissent with crime. The state must prove actual conspiracy, not just possession of literature. A fair test will be whether the police produce concrete evidence of links beyond the books and slogans raised in a memorial event.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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