Archive · 6 Oct 2026
Court Grants Bail to 17 Journalists and Students
A court gave bail to 17 journalists and students who had been arrested during a protest against the CEC.
Bail means they can leave custody while their case continues, subject to any conditions set by the court.
The case included charges under two laws.
The court said most of the charges were bailable.
It said offences under Sections 132 and 190 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita were exceptions.
One of the arrested people was a woman journalist.
She had accused police officer Vivek Bhagat of sexual harassment during the protest.
The report does not say when the bail decision happened or what conditions were set.
Patiala House Court granted bail to 17 journalists and students arrested during an anti-CEC protest.
The FIR against them included charges under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act.
The court said all charges were bailable except offences under BNS Sections 132 and 190.
Among those arrested was a woman journalist who had accused Assistant Commissioner of Police Vivek Bhagat of sexual harassment during the protest.
The report does not specify when the court granted bail or provide further details of its conditions.
- Who
- Patiala House Court and the 17 journalists and students arrested during the protest.
- What
- The court granted bail to the 17; it noted that all charges except offences under BNS Sections 132 and 190 were bailable.
- Where
- Patiala House Court.
- Why
- The report does not state the court's reasons for granting bail.
- People granted bail
- 17 journalists and students
- Protest
- Anti-CEC protest
- Charges cited
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act
- Bailable-charge exceptions noted
- BNS Sections 132 and 190
- Journalist mentioned
- A woman journalist among those arrested had accused Assistant Commissioner of Police Vivek Bhagat of sexual harassment during the protest.