The order was passed in your presence," the bench told the state counsel. The apex court had Tuesday granted bail to Sharma and asked to apologise for posting the morphed image of Banerjee. However, the bench told Kaul to check up whether Sharma has been released from jail or not. However, Kaul said when the apex court had yesterday said that Priyanka should be released forthwith, why jail authorities did not release her. "Does West Bengal state or the police have right to detain her even for a minute after the Supreme Court's order," Kaul asked.

Source: dna May 15, 2019 06:48 UTC