NewsClick founder and editor Prabir Purkayastha was released from the Tihar Jail on May 15, hours after the Supreme Court declared his arrest “invalid” and a Delhi court granted him bail. Mr. Purkayastha had been lodged in the jail since November 2, 2023.
Additional Sessions Judge Hardeep Kaur directed Mr. Purkayastha’s release on furnishing bail bonds worth ₹1 lakh, on the condition that he shall not contact the witnesses and approvers associated with the case. The court also directed him not to talk about the merits of the case or travel abroad without the court’s permission.
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