<p>The Bombay High Court has granted transit bail to Beed-based engineer-activist Shantanu Muluk on Tuesday.</p>.<p>The court has reserved the order vis-a-vis Nikita Jacob and her fate would be known on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Shantanu and Nikita face non-bailable warrants by the Delhi police in connection with the case involving toolkit shared by climate campaigner Greta Thunberg in support of the farmer protests – and they are associated with Bengaluru-based activist Disha Ravi, who is already in police custody.</p>.<p><strong>Also read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/toolkit-case-after-disha-ravis-arrest-delhi-police-look-for-mumbai-lawyer-pune-engineer-951691.html" target="_blank">Toolkit case: After Disha Ravi's arrest, Delhi Police look for Mumbai lawyer, Pune engineer</a></strong></p>.<p>While Nikita has moved the Bombay High Court in Mumbai, Shantanu has approached the Aurangabad bench of the court.</p>.<p>According to reports, the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court decided to grant Muluk 10 days' transit bail after hearing the arguments presented by his counsel.</p>.<p>Muluk said in his bail plea that he was only supporting the farmers fighting for their livelihood and that a “vendetta” was being pursued against him.</p>.<p>He alleged that the police have collected a lot of material without following laid-down procedures.</p>.<p>Nikita said that she was being targeted unnecessarily. “The applicant is unable to defend herself as she is a permanent resident of the address in Mumbai and the alleged complaint/FIR is lodged in Delhi and contents of same are not known to the applicant,” said the application made before Justice P D Naik of Bombay High Court. “I will pass the order tomorrow,” said Justice Naik.</p>
<p>The Bombay High Court has granted transit bail to Beed-based engineer-activist Shantanu Muluk on Tuesday.</p>.<p>The court has reserved the order vis-a-vis Nikita Jacob and her fate would be known on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Shantanu and Nikita face non-bailable warrants by the Delhi police in connection with the case involving toolkit shared by climate campaigner Greta Thunberg in support of the farmer protests – and they are associated with Bengaluru-based activist Disha Ravi, who is already in police custody.</p>.<p><strong>Also read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/toolkit-case-after-disha-ravis-arrest-delhi-police-look-for-mumbai-lawyer-pune-engineer-951691.html" target="_blank">Toolkit case: After Disha Ravi's arrest, Delhi Police look for Mumbai lawyer, Pune engineer</a></strong></p>.<p>While Nikita has moved the Bombay High Court in Mumbai, Shantanu has approached the Aurangabad bench of the court.</p>.<p>According to reports, the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court decided to grant Muluk 10 days' transit bail after hearing the arguments presented by his counsel.</p>.<p>Muluk said in his bail plea that he was only supporting the farmers fighting for their livelihood and that a “vendetta” was being pursued against him.</p>.<p>He alleged that the police have collected a lot of material without following laid-down procedures.</p>.<p>Nikita said that she was being targeted unnecessarily. “The applicant is unable to defend herself as she is a permanent resident of the address in Mumbai and the alleged complaint/FIR is lodged in Delhi and contents of same are not known to the applicant,” said the application made before Justice P D Naik of Bombay High Court. “I will pass the order tomorrow,” said Justice Naik.</p>
