Medha Patkar arrested in defamation case filed by Delhi L-G Saxena

A Saket court had issued the NBW against Medha Patkar on Wednesday, accusing her of "deliberately" flouting its order to submit probation bonds and pay a ₹1 lakh fine in the defamation case. The court described her plea for adjournment as “frivolous and mischievous” and said it was filed with the intention to “hoodwink” the court, warning that it could "reconsider the benevolent sentence."

Additional sessions Judge Vishal Singh said, "Instead of appearing before the court to comply with the order on sentence dated April 8, the convict (Patkar) is absent and has deliberately failed to comply with the order on sentence and to avail of the benefit of probation subject to furnishing of the compensation amount."

The court noted, "The intention of the convict is apparent that she is deliberately violating the court order; she is avoiding appearing before the court and also avoiding accepting the terms of the sentence passed against her. There is no order of suspension of sentence passed by this court on April 8."