Khadijatul Kubra, who was released from Kashimpur jail today after more than 14 months upon bail in two separate cases filed under the Digital Security Act, appeared in an exam at Jagannath University.

The Supreme Court had on Thursday upheld a High Court verdict granting permanent bail to Khadijatul.  

She walked out of the jail around 9am from Kashimpur Women's Central Jail.

Her family yesterday waited the entire day in front of the gate of Kashimpur Women's Central Jail, before returning home empty-handed.

The HC on February 16 granted permanent bail to Khadija in the cases following her two appeals, but this was stood over for four months by the Supreme Court in July. The Supreme Court upheld a High Court bail order on Thursday.

A student of political science at Jagannath University, Khadija was arrested on August 27 last year after police pressed charges against her in two cases, filed by Kalabagan and New Market police on October 11 and October 19, 2020.

BDST: 1245 HRS, NOV 20, 2023 
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