SC ‘no’ to NIA plea against bail to Sudha Bharadwaj in Bhima Koregaon case
The bench, also comprising Justices Ravindra Bhat and Bela Trivedi said there was no reason to interfere with the Bombay High Court order.
The bench, also comprising Justices Ravindra Bhat and Bela Trivedi said there was no reason to interfere with the Bombay High Court order.
Human rights activist Sudha Bharadwaj was among 21 women honoured by Harvard exhibition that showcased the “astounding contributions of women around the world in the areas of law and policy”.
The activists were arrested following a probe into a conclave — ‘Elgaar Parishad’ — held on December 31 last year that had later triggered violence at Koregaon-Bhima village in the state.
A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra said that it will examine two days later whether there is material supporting the arrest of five rights activists.
On August 28, the Pune Police had carried raids in multiple cities resulting in the arrest of five human rights activists.
The top court was hearing the petition filed against the arrest of five leading rights activists and lawyers.
At a press conference in Mumbai on Friday, the Maharashtra Police said that Bharadwaj had written a letter to a certain "Comrade Prakash".
Supreme Court has ordered that the 5 activists, arrested in connection with the Bhima Koregaon violence, should be kept under house arrest.
The petitioners said that the arrests are an attempt “to silence dissent, stop people from helping the downtrodden and marginalised people across the Nation and to instil fear in minds of people”.
Congress spokesperson Jaipal Reddy also condemned the raids and arrests saying no human rights activists should be arrested without a case.
