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- Judicial Magistrate Ravi of the Patiala House Court ruled that address and surety verification could continue after release
- The students had challenged an earlier order by Judge Animesh Kumar that required verification before release
- The arrests followed clashes during a JNUSU protest march over campus and policy-related demands
Following a court order for their immediate release, all fourteen students from Jawaharlal Nehru University, who had been granted bail on Friday, February 27, but were sent to Tihar Jail pending address verification, were released late on Sunday night.
Judicial Magistrate Ravi of the Patiala House Court ordered their immediate release, stating that the earlier bail order passed by Judge Animesh Kumar stood modified. The magistrate clarified that verification of permanent addresses would no longer be a precondition for release from custody. He cited the need to balance personal liberty with the prosecution’s concerns.
“The order dated 27 February 2026 shall stand modified to the extent that verification of permanent address/surety bonds shall be carried out expeditiously, but shall no longer operate as a pre-condition to the actual release of the accused persons from judicial custody,” the order stated. |
