'Trust Judiciary': Sharmistha's Father Thanks Calcutta Court After Daughter Gets Bail

Last Updated:June 07, 2025, 08:55 IST

Sharmistha Panoli, a social media influencer and law student, was granted bail by the Calcutta High Court. She was arrested for a video allegedly hurting religious sentiments.

After Sharmishta Panoli walked out of the Alipore Women’s Correctional Home, her father had said she “has learnt her lesson and will come out wiser”. (Image: X/@PrithviPanoli)

After social media influencer and law student Sharmistha Panoli walked out of jail on Friday, her family erupted with joy with her father Prithvi expressing gratitude to judiciary.

In a post on X, Prithvi shared the key lessons he learnt during controversy surrounding his daughter. Through his social media post, he conveyed that his trust in judiciary has even strengthened.

The 22-year-old influencer’s father mentioned the faith he kept on himself, indicating hard times make people even more stronger.

At the end, he also thanked god for protecting his daughter.

“Key lessons for me…1. Believe in yourself – You can move a mountain to protect your family. 2. Trust Judiciary – Ultimately you WILL get Justice. 3. Trust your advisers – @TajinderBagga @KabirSBose @SunainaHoley 4. Trust your team – From Sr. Adv. DP Singh Saab till @kanchan_jajoo at the Legal firm.5. Above All Jai Siya Ram..!(sic)," Sharmistha’s father tweeted.

Sharmishta Panoli Gets Bail

The law student walked out of a Kolkata jail, a day after Calcutta High Court granted her bail.

After Sharmishta Panoli walked out of the Alipore Women’s Correctional Home, her father had said she “has learnt her lesson and will come out wiser".

All About Sharmishta Panoli Case

She was arrested on May 31 from Gurugram by Kolkata Police, based on a 15 May FIR against her at the Garden Reach Police Station over a social media video.

The court granted her interim bail on a security bond of Rs 10,000. While granting bail, Justice Raja Basu Chowdhury of the vacation bench noted “the gravity of the offence" and said that “she is a law student and of a tender age", and “ready to cooperate" with the investigation.

However, the court has restricted her from going abroad till further order. The court further said that in case of educational requirement, she has to seek permission from the chief judicial magistrate.

Sharmishta was accused of hurting religious sentiments, promoting enmity on religious grounds, and intentional insults while talking about Operation Sindoor in a video she had posted on her Instagram page.

Following massive uproar over her post, she had issued an unconditional apology on social media on May 15.

Manisha Roy

Manisha Roy is a Senior Sub-Editor at News18.com's general desk. She comes with an experience of over 5 years in media industry. She covers politics and other hard news. She can be contacted at Manisha.Roy@nw18...Read More

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