The Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted bail to two individuals accused in the high-profile December 2023 Parliament security breach case.
A division bench comprising Justices Subramonium Prasad and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar granted relief to Neelam Azad and Mahesh Kumawat on a personal bond of ₹50,000 each, along with two sureties of the same amount. The court also imposed a condition restraining them from giving media interviews or making social media posts related to the incident.
The accused had approached the High Court after a trial court rejected their bail pleas.
The incident occurred on the anniversary of the 2001 Parliament terror attack and raised serious concerns over security within the premises. During Zero Hour on December 13, accused Sagar Sharma and Manoranjan D allegedly jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber from the public gallery, released yellow smoke from canisters, and shouted slogans before being subdued by MPs.
Simultaneously, Neelam Azad and Amol Shinde allegedly released coloured smoke outside the Parliament premises while shouting slogans, including “tanashahi nahi chalegi” (dictatorship won’t work).
