Jignesh Mevani's bail is challenged by Assam in the High Court, and he faces a court rap for it.
The local court in Barpeta granted bail to Mevani on Friday, citing "ongoing police excesses in the state" and urging the Gauhati High Court to order the police force to "reform itself." On Monday, the Gauhati High Court stayed some of the observations made by the Barpeta District and Sessions Court while granting bail to Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani. According to the high court, the expunged remarks were made "without any materials on record." The Assam government had challenged the District and Sessions Court order, both the bail and the judge's observations about the Assam Police. The local court in Barpeta granted bail to Mevani on Friday, citing "ongoing police excesses in the state" and urging the Gauhati High Court to order the police force to "reform itself." "It is simply unthinkable to convert our hard-won democracy into a police state, and if the Assam Police is thinking about it, the same is true." "We dec...