Ms. Sharma was not released from jail on May 14. Counsel for West Bengal tried to placate the court, saying the jail authorities were merely following the jail manual. “A Supreme Court order for immediate release has precedence over a jail manual,” Justice Banerjee shot back at the lawyer. Counsel then said Ms. Sharma was released at half-past nine on Wednesday. The court also pointed to how Ms. Sharma was a rival political leader and the “meme” was shared in the thick of the Lok Sabha polls.

Source: The Hindu May 15, 2019 11:03 UTC