
A Delhi court ordered the immediate release of 14 Jawaharlal Nehru University students arrested during a protest, after granting them bail on February 27. The court emphasized that procedural delays in verifying bail surety bonds should not result in extended detention, citing the right to personal liberty under Article 21. The JNU Students Union criticized the continued detention as procedural harassment and called for accountability and withdrawal of FIRs, while police denied allegations of denied medical treatment.
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