The “movement of cockroaches” is pertinent to the Supreme Court, which too has been testing the people’s patience. The Supreme Court has interpreted prima facie to mean on the face of it, or at first glance. With the Supreme Court refusing to play the sentinel’s role, the incarceration of the 14 became an interminable torment for them. And so, before the cockroaches direct their irreverence against the Supreme Court for not protecting liberty, it should release Khalid and Imam. Also Read | Supreme Court sends mixed signals on bail in UAPA casesAlso Read | Development, democracy, and dissent