According to PTI, Chib was produced before Duty Magistrate Vanshika Mehta at around 1 am on Saturday, February 28, after the end of his four-day police custody.
The court was hearing an application by the Delhi Police seeking a seven-day extension of his custody. However, the plea was dismissed by the Duty Magistrate, and Chib was granted bail in the matter.
Chib’s counsel informed that the bail was granted against the surety bond of ₹50,000, while Chib has been ordered to surrender his passport and electronic gadgets.
“The duty magistrate was pleased enough to grant bail to Uday Bhanu Chib and has explained in the bail order that the police crime branch has not been able to explain the reasons for seeking extension of PC remand to Uday Bhanu Chib,” PTI quoted the IYC president’s counsel as saying.
Members of the IYC had on February 20 staged a ‘shirtless’ protest during the India AI Summit at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi.
At the time, several activists entered the venue; a few of them later removed their shirts to reveal T-shirts with slogans such as “PM is compromised”. They even criticised the central government over the India-US trade deal and criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and government policies.
According to Bar and Bench, 14 arrests have been made in connection with the case. They have been accused of breaching security and raising alleged ‘anti-national’ slogans at Bharat Mandapam.
During the protest, they even allegedly engaged in a protracted scuffle with security personnel as well as the police staff deployed at the venue, PTI reported.
Advocate Sulaiman Mohd Khan told ANI that they also moved an application praying for the grant of bail to Chib.
Earlier, on February 24, the court allowed four days of police custody to question Chib over his role in the India AI Summit protest.
The Summit, which took place from February 16-20, was attended by tech moguls, industry leaders, policymakers, and founders of big companies.
(Edited by : Sudarsanan Mani)
First Published: Feb 28, 2026 1:14 PM IST
