India, May 30 -- A 19-year-old engineering student from the city, who was arrested earlier this month over a social media post about the government's "Operation Sindoor", appeared for her semester exam on Thursday under security cover, her lawyer informed the Bombay High Court.

Advocate Farhana Shah, representing the student, told a vacation bench of Justices Gauri Godse and Somasekhar Sundaresan that her client was released from Yerawada Central Jail on Tuesday night, in line with the court's directions.

"She received her admit card on Wednesday and was able to appear for the exam on Thursday," Shah said.

The court noted that no additional directions were needed and posted the matter before a regular bench on June 9.

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