Hardik Patel gets bail in 2015 Gujarat riot case
On Thursday, Hardik Patel who was sentenced to two years of jail by the Gujarat High Court in a sedition case gets bail after they submitted a written undertaking stating that they will not indulge in any activity that may cause law and order problem.
The court of Justice A.J. Desai also granted bail to Dinesh Patel, Ketan Patel and Chirag Patel who were behind the bars since October last year in a sedition case.
There was a condition put forth by the court before granting them with bail that they will not to leave their respective home districts for another six months after being out on bail.
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Lawyer of Hardik Patel said that he cannot be said to have committed sedition and in the act of deliberately setting fire to the property.
Even though there were 17 people who were accused in the case but later on were let off by the court for want of enough evidence against them.
Hardik along with Lalji Patel, the leader of the Sardar Patel Group, was sentenced with two-year jail term and also been handed a Rs 50,000 fine.