Both Ms. Nikita and Mr. Shantanu were considered to be prime participants having editorial access to a ‘toolkit’ Google Document which depicted the course of action that the farmers’ protest movement would take over a period of time. The government claimed that they were working in cahoots with pro-Khalistani and secessionist forces like the Poetic Justice Foundation. They were booked for, inter alia, sedition. They had applied for transit ancitipatory bails which had expired. On 25 February, Mr. Shantanu had obtained interim protection from being arrested. On 2nd March, Ms. Jacob’s anticipatory bail application was postponed. The court adjourned the hearing in respect of the anticipatory bail applications; however, their interim protection till 15 March, such that no coercive action could be taken against them.
