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Activist-journalist gets anticipatory bail for FB post
Ref: http://www.humanrights.asia/news/urgent-appeals/AHRC-UAC-149-2013
Delhi,

Activist and journalist Sheeba Aslam Fehim, against who an arrest warrant was issued for an allegedly 'anti-national' facebook post, was given anticipatory bail by the Sessions Court magistrate, Savita Raval, here today.

Ms Fehmi, said the judge granted the bail but asked her to abstain from any 'anti-hindu comments' but she said she had never made any comments that could be construed as 'anti-hindu'.

The case arose out of a complaint in August 2012. In a statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission, she received an email from unknown source threatening her of dire consequences for expressing her opinion over social media terming those as 'anti-national'. She filed an FIR under section 66 (A) of Information Technology Act 2000.

However, the accused Mr. Pankaj Kumar Dwivedi, son of Sh M.P. Dwivedi has been discharged from all charges on October 10, 2013. Ms. Fahmi informed AHRC that she was never informed of the outcome nor she was summoned to depose her statement. The Metropolitan Magistrate (Central) has ordered action against her under section 153 (A), 153(B) and section 295 A IPC. She has recently learnt through media that a non-bailable warrant against her has been issued and she may be arrested at anytime."