The Delhi High Court on Monday granted interim bail for three weeks to Pinjra Tod member, Natasha Narwal in the Delhi riots case after her father passed away due to COVID-19..The release will be subject to furnishing personal bond of Rs. 50,000.She was also directed to provide her telephone number to the Station House Officer, PS Crime Branch, Special Cell, Delhi Police. She also has to furnish her phone number to SHO, police station within whose jurisdiction her address in Rohtak is, the Court further directed. The telephone number so provided should be kept operational, the Court said. She was also directed not to speak or post anything on social media about the pending case or issue. .Narwal moved the Court through advocate Adit Pujari seeking interim bail on account of the death of her father, Mahavir Narwal. The prosecution did not oppose the plea. "In the pleading, we had sought interim bail on the ground that the father is down with COVID-19. Unfortunately, he passed away last evening. The brother also has COVID," Pujari said. ."Are you opposing?" a Bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and Anup J Bhambani which heard the matter, asked the prosecution lawyer. "Not at all," said advocate Amit Mahajan appearing for the prosecution. The Court proceeded to appreciate the stand of the government. ."Shri Mahavir Narwal is survived only by Akash Narwal (brother) who is in self isolation owing to COVID 19 and Natasha Narwal. Therefore, there is nobody else in the family to perform the last rites and cremation," the Court noted in its order. .The State fairly does not oppose the release as prayer for now in view of the circumstances elaborated, the Court further noted. ."In view of the foregoing and interest of justice, we are of the view that the release of applicant is imperative in this hour of grief and personal loss. We accordingly release Natasha Narwal on three weeks interim bail," the Court ordered. .Court further directed that Narwal should wear a PPE kit at the time of the cremation. "She shall surrender before the jail superintendent at the time of expiry of the term and also give RTPCR test report at the time of surrender," it added. .Natasha is presently in judicial custody in the Delhi Riots case under UAPA. .Read the order:
