Bhima Koregaon case: SC to hear Jyoti Jagtap’s bail plea on Sept 21
The Supreme Court on Tuesday posted for September 21, a plea for bail by Jyoti Jagtap – one of the…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday posted for September 21, a plea for bail by Jyoti Jagtap – one of the…
In the Bhima Koregaon case, the Supreme Court of India on Friday granted bail to Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira.…
Senior advocate Neeraj Kishan Kaul appearing for Senthil Balaji said that the remark by Solicitor General was in bad taste and the highest court of the country had ruled on Navlakha's rights.
Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, representing Teltumbde, contended before the bench that the high court has already dealt with the matter and they showed to it that there is no evidence against him.
The 84-year-old activist - hailing from Tamil Nadu's Trichy - was suffering from hearing loss, lumbar spondylosis, complications arising out of Covid-19, lung problems and Parkinson's.
Varavara Rao has been in jail for about 22 months and had earlier approached the special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court, seeking bail on medical grounds and the prevailing COVID-19 situation.
Teltumbde has been accused of organising the Elgar Parishad, a Dalit platform that the police claims was a Maoist front and responsible for Bhima Koregaon violence in 2018.
The Centre last month transferred the probe in the case from the Pune Police to NIA, a move then criticised by the state Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress government.
The case was earlier being probed by the Pune Police, which claimed that provocative speeches at Elgar Parishad conclave in Pune on December 31, 2017, led to the violence, and Maoists were behind the conclave.
At the 'Jay Stambh' (victory pillar) near Bhima Koregaon village lakhs of people offer tributes on the anniversary of the battle, which was fought on January 1, 1818 between the British East India Company and the Peshwa faction of the Maratha Confederacy.
