NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Friday granted bail to all 14 Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students who were arrested during a march from the varsity campus to the Union Ministry of Education (MoE).
The accused, including three office-bearers of the JNU Students’ Union, were produced before the Patiala House Court after being arrested during a confrontation with police on Thursday.
The court granted bail to all 14 students on a bond of Rs 25, 000 each.
During the hearing, the Delhi Police submitted that judicial custody of the accused was necessary to carry forward the investigation, claiming that the protest had turned violent.
According to the police, around 300 protesters attempted to take out a “Long March” without permission. When police personnel tried to stop them by putting up barricades, the protesters allegedly engaged in scuffles and assaulted officers.