Toolkit case: Delhi Court disposes of anticipatory bail plea of Nikita, Shantanu, Shubham Kar

Additional sessions judge Dharmender Rana disposed of the pre-arrest bail pleas after the trio sought to withdraw the same on a condition that when arrest becomes unavoidable, advance notice of seven working days shall be given to the accused to avail remedies.

"At this stage, it has been proposed by defence counsels that they are willing to withdraw the bail applications subject to the condition that if the investigating agency finds arrest of accused is imminent and unavoidable then seven days advance notice be given," the Court stated.

They have been charged with sedition for creating and sharing a toolkit on social media related to the ongoing farmer’s protest against the three farm bills, along with climate activist Disha Ravi.

Jacob obtained a transit anticipatory bail from Bombay high court on February 17 for three weeks, so that she could approach the Delhi court hearing the case.

Muluk was granted transit anticipatory bail by the Aurangabad bench on February 16 for 10 days. He approached Delhi court on February 23 and was granted protection from arrest till March 9 which was later extended till March 15.

On Friday, a city court granted interim protection from arrest to Chaudhari till March 15 in continuation of earlier relief given by the Bombay high court.