The Supreme Court on September 12, 2018, has extended the house arrest of five rights activists who were arrested in connection with the
Koregaon-Bhima violence case till September 17.
A Bench comprising of
Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud adjourned the hearing on the plea filed by historian Romila Thapar and four others to September 17, 2018, after it was submitted that senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, who is representing the petitioners, was busy in another court. The court was hearing the plea filed against the arrest of the rights activists - Varavara Rao, Arun Ferreira, Vernon Gonsalves, Sudha Bharadwaj and Gautam Navlakha.
Earlier, on August 28, 2018, the Maharashtra police had arrested the five activists in connection with an FIR lodged following a conclave 'Elgaar Parishad' that was held on December 31, 2017, that had later triggered violence at Koregaon-Bhima village. On August 29, 2018, the apex court ordered the house arrest of the activists, saying "dissent is the safety valve of democracy".
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Mumbai Special Court Declines Gautam Navlakha’s Plea for Default Bail in Elghar Parishad Case
Judiciary
Jul 14, 2020
Harshil Jain
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A Special Court in Mumbai denied default bail on Sunday, 12 July 2020, to activist Gautam Navlakha who is currently in Taloja jail. The Court also permitted NIA to seek custody of Navlakha for ten days in order to question him in the Bhima Koregaon case. Judge DE Kothalikar has been hearing Navlakha's plea for default bail under Section 167 of the CrPC, since he has been in jail for over 90 days.In addition to that, Judge Kothalikar accepted the plea of NIA seeking an extension of 90 to...
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