New Delhi, March 3 (NationPress) A judicial body here on Tuesday granted a release order for Uday Bhanu Chib, the national president of the Indian Youth Congress (IYC), following the Delhi Police's submission of a report confirming his bail surety tied to a shirtless protest during the India AI Impact Summit at Bharat Mandapam.

The Patiala House Court accepted the verification report provided by the Delhi Police regarding Chib’s bail surety and instructed his release from custody.

This decision follows the court's earlier extension of Chib’s judicial custody until Tuesday, where it mandated the Delhi Police to verify his bail surety by 2 p.m. and present the findings.

On Monday, the Delhi High Court intervened, putting a hold on a sessions court ruling that had paused the bail previously granted to Chib by a duty magistrate, thus reinstating the relief order.

A single-judge Bench presided by Justice Saurabh Banerjee issued a notice to the Delhi Police, pointing out that the sessions court had issued an ex parte interim stay without adequately justifying why the case was considered a “rare and very exceptional” situation.

“While the stay was granted based on the legal precedent set by the Hon’ble Supreme Court, it appears to have been issued solely by stating that it is a rare and very exceptional case, without elaborating on what constitutes such exceptional circumstances,” Justice Banerjee remarked.

“Therefore, the order dated 28.02.2026 from the learned ASJ is hereby stayed. Consequently, the order dated 28.02.2026 from the learned JMFC is reinstated, and the petitioner is allowed to proceed in accordance with the law,” ordered the Delhi High Court.

During the proceedings, senior counsels Salman Khurshid and Siddharth Luthra, representing Chib, contended that the sessions court improperly intervened in a bail decision made by the duty magistrate, emphasizing that such interlocutory orders are not subject to revision.

In contrast, Additional Solicitor General D.P. Singh argued against the plea, asserting that the sessions court merely issued an interim stay while proceedings were ongoing and that providing detailed reasons was not obligatory for such an action.

However, the Delhi High Court highlighted that the sessions court had imposed a stay on the magistrate’s order “until further orders,” labeling the case as “rare and very exceptional” without further clarification.

This development comes shortly after a dramatic midnight session in the Patiala House Court, where a duty magistrate granted bail to Chib, stating that personal liberty cannot be restricted based on mere conjecture.

However, just hours later, a sessions court suspended the bail order following a petition from the Delhi Police, prompting Chib to seek recourse in the High Court. Chib was detained in connection with the shirtless protest held on February 20 at Bharat Mandapam during the India AI Impact Summit and Expo 2026.

The grounds for his arrest allege that he was the “main conspirator” behind the organization of an unlawful assembly where slogans were chanted, and there was an alleged attempt to incite a riot-like atmosphere.

Previously, on February 24, the Patiala House Court had remanded Chib to four days of police custody after investigators requested seven, alleging that he was the mastermind behind the protest.

The police further claimed that he, along with other co-accused, obstructed and assaulted officials on duty and failed to cooperate during interrogations.

The protest ignited a political controversy, with the BJP condemning it as an effort to damage India’s international reputation, while the Congress defended it as a peaceful demonstration of democratic dissent by the youth.