Delhi court grants bail to Disha Ravi over 'scanty, sketchy' evidence

Ashish Tripathi,

A Delhi court on Tuesday granted bail to climate activist Disha Ravi, arrested from Bengaluru on February 13, in Google toolkit document case, in view of "scanty and sketchy evidence" against "a 22-year-old young lady with absolutely blemish free criminal antecedents and firm roots in the society".

Additional Sessions Judge Dharmender Rana, who reserved the order on Saturday said, "the perusal of the said 'toolkit' reveals that any call for any kind of violence is conspicuously absent."

In a strong rebuke to Delhi police, which claimed Disha through the toolkit tried to create disaffection among citizens, the judge, in 18-page order, said, "In my considered opinion, citizens are conscience keepers of government in any democratic nation.