Bhima Koregaon case: Supreme Court extends home arrest of Gautam Navlakha

By PTI

NEW DELGI: The Supreme Court Tuesday prolonged until second week of January its interim order putting social activist Gautam Navlakha, accused of getting hyperlinks to Maoists and Pakistan’s spy company ISI, underneath home arrest.

A bench of Justices Ok M Joseph and B V Nagarathna handed the order extending the social activist’s home arrest.

The prime courtroom had on November 18 ordered that Navlakha be positioned underneath home arrest “without fail” inside 24 hours and ordered some further safety measures to be put in place on the constructing the place the activist might be saved underneath home arrest.

Alleging that Navlakha’s medical report issued by the Jaslok hospital was “vitiated”, the National Investigation Agency had mentioned correct remedy was given to him each time required and his situation was manageable inside the premises of Taloja central jail.

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On November 15, the highest courtroom had cleared the hurdle for the discharge of Navlakha from Taloja jail by waiving the requirement of a solvency certificates for availing the good thing about home arrest.

Navlakha had appealed to the apex courtroom in opposition to the April 26 order of the Bombay High Court dismissing his plea for home arrest over apprehensions of lack of sufficient medical and different primary amenities in Taloja jail close to Mumbai, the place he’s lodged.

The case pertains to alleged inflammatory speeches made on the Elgar Parishad conclave held in Pune on December 31, 2017 which the police declare triggered violence the subsequent day close to the Koregaon-Bhima warfare memorial on the outskirts of the western Maharashtra metropolis.

NEW DELGI: The Supreme Court Tuesday prolonged until second week of January its interim order putting social activist Gautam Navlakha, accused of getting hyperlinks to Maoists and Pakistan’s spy company ISI, underneath home arrest.

A bench of Justices Ok M Joseph and B V Nagarathna handed the order extending the social activist’s home arrest.

The prime courtroom had on November 18 ordered that Navlakha be positioned underneath home arrest “without fail” inside 24 hours and ordered some further safety measures to be put in place on the constructing the place the activist might be saved underneath home arrest.

Alleging that Navlakha’s medical report issued by the Jaslok hospital was “vitiated”, the National Investigation Agency had mentioned correct remedy was given to him each time required and his situation was manageable inside the premises of Taloja central jail.

ALSO READ | Partner of Navlakha surrenders liquor, cigarettes after NIA raises objection to it

On November 15, the highest courtroom had cleared the hurdle for the discharge of Navlakha from Taloja jail by waiving the requirement of a solvency certificates for availing the good thing about home arrest.

Navlakha had appealed to the apex courtroom in opposition to the April 26 order of the Bombay High Court dismissing his plea for home arrest over apprehensions of lack of sufficient medical and different primary amenities in Taloja jail close to Mumbai, the place he’s lodged.

The case pertains to alleged inflammatory speeches made on the Elgar Parishad conclave held in Pune on December 31, 2017 which the police declare triggered violence the subsequent day close to the Koregaon-Bhima warfare memorial on the outskirts of the western Maharashtra metropolis.