RIGHTS ACTIVIST NAUDEEP KAUR GRANTED BAIL

Chandigarh, Feb. 26: Around six weeks after her arrest in a criminal case filed under several charges including attempt to murder, labour rights activist Naudeep Kaur was on Friday granted bail by the Punjab and Haryana High Court.

“The court accepted the bail application of Naudeep Kaur. She has been granted bail by the High Court,” her counsel Arshdeep Singh Cheema said here.

Kaur was arrested in Haryana’s Sonipat for allegedly gheraoing an industrial unit and demanding money from a company on January 12.

Police had claimed that a team of cops was allegedly attacked with sticks, resulting in injuries to seven policemen in the incident.

A case under several sections of the Indian Penal Code including 307 (attempt to murder), 384 (punishment for extortion), 148 (rioting), 353 (assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty) and 379 B (snatching and use of force) was registered by the Sonipat police. Kaur’s bail plea came up for hearing on Friday.

Justice Avneesh Jhingan while allowing Kaur’s bail petition said in his order, it will suffice that the petitioner shall maintain a restrain while being on bail to ensure that no law and order issue arises due to her actions.

The court of single bench cited that the Supreme Court in case of Anita Thakur and others versus Govt. of J&K and others, 2016, held that holding of peaceful demonstration is a right which can be traced to the fundamental right but this right is subject to reasonable restriction.

With the next review of the flexible inflation target (FIT) framework coming up soon, the RBI said the current inflation target of 4 per cent with a +/-2 per cent tolerance band is appropriate for the next five years. India adopted the FIT framework in

2016, and the next review of the inflation target is due by March

31. "The current numerical framework for defining price stability...is appropriate for the next five years," it said.