New Delhi, March 14 A Delhi court on Saturday granted interim bail to an accused in the "shirtless" protest case until March 28, while directing him to join the investigation.
Additional Sessions Judge Amit Bansal was hearing the anticipatory bail plea of Rajeev Kumar, who is accused of being part of a "premeditated conspiracy" and recording the incident at the AI Summit protest on his mobile phone.
Representing Kumar, advocates Nagendra Kumar and Amrish Ranjan Pandey stated that their client, who was a media consultant in his personal capacity, had independently registered for the summit, had a clean criminal record, and was willing to cooperate with the investigation.
"It is directed that applicant Rajeev Kumar will join the investigation with the investigating officer (IO) on March 16 and shall also cooperate with the investigation. He shall continue to join the investigation as and when directed by the IO," the court said.
On February 20, a group of Indian Youth Congress workers entered the AI summit venue, wearing or holding white T-shirts with images of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump printed on them, along with slogans such as "India-US Trade Deal", "Epstein Files" and "PM is compromised".
The protesters also allegedly clashed with security personnel and police staff deployed at the venue.