AI Summit protest: Magistrate grants bail to IYC chief Chib, but sessions court orders...

Key Highlights

• The police sought a three-day extension of his custody, contending that further interrogation was required to ascertain the whereabouts of two co-accused.
• Dismissing the plea, the magistrate court said the right to life and liberty is the “soul of the Indian Constitution” and that to curtail liberty, a strong explanation or material evidence must be placed on record to show that denial of custody would impede the course of justice.
• In a handwritten order, the magistrate said the investigating officer was unable to provide cogent reasons for seeking further police custody.
• “Being guilty or not is a matter of trial, and the law takes its own course to adjudicate such.
• However, what is relevant is whether the custody of the accused is required at this stage,” the court said, noting that Chib has strong roots in society and is not a flight risk.