New Delhi: A hearing was held in a Delhi court today (Tuesday) on the anticipatory bail of Nikita Jacob and Shantanu Muluk, accused in the toolkit case related to the farmers' movement. The court has extended the period of interim protection to Shantanu Muluk and Nikita Jacob. The court has given interim protection to both the accused from arrest till 15 March.

It is noteworthy that Nikita Jacob, accused of preparing a toolkit to take the farmer movement to the world level, had filed an anticipatory bail petition in a Delhi court. Which was heard today. The court has stayed the arrest till 15 March. Along with this, the court also gave time to the Delhi Police to file a reply on Nikita's anticipatory bail, that she should file her reply by March 9. Along with Nikita, environmental activists Disha Ravi and Shantanu Muluk have also been named as accused in the case. Disha Ravi has been granted bail in the case, while Shantanu was granted interim relief till March 9. The duration of which has now been extended.

In the bail plea filed before Additional Sessions Judge Dharmendra Rana of the Patiala House Court, Nikita argued that the Mumbai High Court had granted her three weeks of relief on February 17. The petitioner said that the police had registered a fake case against him and he did not violate the law in any way.

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