Raipur: Two Malayali nuns arrested in Chhattisgarh on human trafficking allegations have been granted conditional bail by the Special NIA Court in Bilaspur after nine days in custody. Principal Sessions Judge Sirajuddin Qureshi granted the bail.
The bail conditions include two sureties of ₹50,000 each, prohibition from leaving the country, and surrendering passports to the court. The nuns, Preethi Mary and Vandana Francis, along with an Adivasi youth named Sukhman Mandavi, had filed the bail application.
Senior advocate Amrito Das, representing the nuns, argued that the FIR lacked credible evidence and that they possessed all required documentation for employment-related travel. The prosecution did not seek custody, and the court noted the lack of criminal background as a factor in granting bail. They are expected to be released from Durg Central Jail on Saturday afternoon.
