Hyderabad: The Miyapur court on Monday granted bail to the 24 students, two faculty members and a documentary filmmaker who had been arrested on March 22 in connection with the violence in the University of Hyderabad.
The public prosecutor, who did not oppose the bail, assured that the law and order situation in the university campus was under control.
The XXV Metropolitan Magistrate’s court, which had earlier postponed the bail plea, on Monday allowed bail on sureties of Rs 5,000 each and on condition that they present themselves before the Gachibowli police station house officer every Saturday till the chargesheet was filed or for 60 days.
All allegations are vague, says defence
The Miyapur court on Monday granted bail to the 24 students, two faculty members and a documentary filmmaker who were arrested from the UoH, after hearing from the defence counsel who pleaded with the court contending that the allegations against the accused were absolutely “vague” and there was no material to keep them detained any further.
A legal team comprising human rights lawyers from Anweshi and AP Civil Liberties Committee and lawyers from the legal cell of TS Congress were present to support the students. The public prosecutor said that they did not want to oppose the bail plea.
“We have not filed a counter considering the fact that they are students. We have left it to the court to decide the case on its merit. Police had arrested them to control the situation in the campus. The police has no personal grudge against them,” the prosecutor said.
