Bail for 155, others still in Luksar jail

Noida: Around 155 people arrested in a police raid at the farmhouse gathering got bail on Wednesday. However, several others are still in jail, some due to lack of representation, others for failing to produce sureties.
Five organisers have been sent to judicial custody. The court ordered the arrested people to produce two sureties of Rs 25,000 each and bail bonds. Ramsharan Nagar, advocate of an arrested person, told TOI the court had heard 122 applications, some of which were filed jointly by more than one. The court of the additional chief judicial magistrate, Manoj Kumar, noted the contention of lawyers for the arrested that they did not have criminal history. Satendra Bhati, advocate for an arrested person, told TOI the court had asked for criminal histories. “They do not have criminal history. Arrest under sections 60/63 of Excise Act should have been restricted to owners and party organisers.”
District magistrate B N Singh told TOI one person was granted eight-hours of parole on Saturday as his grandmother passed away. While some relatives said they were trying to get the surety, others said they do not have anyone to move the bail plea.