JUDGMENT

Mukta Gupta, J. By this petition, the petitioner seeks regular bail in case FIR No. 152/2021 under Section 188 /269/270/153-A IPC, 3 Epidemics Disease Act and 51(b) of Disaster Management Act registered at PS Connaught Place.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that the petitioner is in custody in the above-noted FIR since 10th August, 2021 and all offences except Section 153-a IPC are bailable offences. Further, even going through the various video footages, the petitioner while giving his interview to the Press or making any statement has not passed any offensive remarks against any particular religion which could incite violence and hence has committed no offence under Section 153-a IPC. As per the footages available the event took place from 10.00 AM to 11.45 AM when no offence under Section 153-a IPC was committed and the petitioner had left the spot at around 2.00 PM. Thus the slog