[Delhi Riots] "How can she tamper with evidence?" Supreme Court refuses to interfere in Devangana Kalita bail order

The Supreme Court today declined to interfere with the September 1 order of the Delhi High Court granting bail to Pinjra Tod activist Devangana Kalita in a case filed against her related to the Delhi Riots..The Bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, R Subhash Reddy and MR Shah refused to entertain the State's appeal..Additional Solicitor General SV Raju, appearing for State of NCT Delhi, argued that Kalita is an "influential person" and that she could "tamper evidence" in the case. .[Breaking] Delhi HC grants bail to Devangana Kalita in Delhi Riots case.However, Justice Ashok Bhushan asked,"How can she tamper evidence? She is not going to run away after evidence."Raju replied that she was a "very influential person"..At this stage, Justice Shah intervened, asking, "How can influence of a person be a ground to deny bail?"Raju responded,"Witness statements were not considered. Please see findings on transfer of witnesses. She is influential and is even on digital space.".Despite the ASG's protestations, the Court refused to interfere with the bail order. .Devangana Kalita is an accused in as many as four FIRs pertaining to the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the Delhi Riots..In June 2020, Kalita's bail plea in the present case was rejected by the trial court.In her appeal before the Delhi High Court, Kalita had argued that there was no evidence to show her participation in rioting or violence and that she was only protesting against the CAA..Delhi HC seeks response in Devangana Kalita bail plea in a Delhi riots case.It was pointed out that Kalita neither featured in any of the CCTV footage collected by Delhi Police, nor was her name taken by the co-accused, Shahrukh, in his statement.In response, Delhi Police had maintained that the demonstrations in which Kalita participated, and the violence, were part of the "conspiracy to lower the country's image" when President of the United States Donald Trump was visiting India..The High Court eventually held that Kalita had satisfied the triple test for releasing a person on bail.