The kid wasn't locked up. The title of the post is incorrect and misleading. This is the actual title:
Karnataka’s sedition case against parent and teacher for a school play is absurd – and illegal
Karnataka’s sedition case against parent and teacher for a school play is absurd – and illegal
They had the same liberties and agency they would have had if they were behind bars. Zero, to be precise.
Not sure if you are a pedant who cares to an inappropriate degree about the proper use of words, or more likely, trying to distract from this heinous set of events by arguing semantics.