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  • Elgar Parishad case: Bombay HC seeks NIA’s reply on activist Gautam Navlakha’s bail plea

    By PTI

    MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court on Monday sought the National Investigation Agency’s (NIA) response on the bail plea of activist Gautam Navlakha, an accused within the Elgar Parishad Maoist hyperlinks case.

    A division bench of Justices A S Gadkari and S G Dige stated it could hear Navlakha’s plea on June 28.

    The bench additionally directed the activist’s attorneys to make sure all dates in relation to the case are positioned on document accurately, as his bail plea was heard twice by the particular NIA court docket.

    In April this yr, the particular court docket had refused Navlakha bail noting that there was prima facie proof to indicate that the activist was an energetic member of the banned outfit CPI (Maoist).

    In his enchantment filed within the excessive court docket, Navlakha stated the particular court docket had erred whereas refusing him bail.

    The Supreme Court in November final yr permitted the activist, who was arrested in August 2018, to be positioned beneath home arrest. He is presently residing in Navi Mumbai in neighbouring Thane district.

    This is Navlakha’s second spherical of appeals within the excessive court docket searching for common bail. The activist had earlier moved the excessive court docket after the particular NIA court docket had rejected his common bail plea in September final yr.

    The NIA had then opposed Navlakha’s bail plea, claiming that he had been launched to a Pakistan Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) General for his recruitment, which reveals his nexus with the organisation.

    The excessive court docket had, nevertheless, opined that the reasoning within the order of the particular court docket was cryptic and didn’t comprise an evaluation of the proof relied upon by the prosecution.

    In view of this, the excessive court docket had dominated that the bail software requires a recent listening to by the particular court docket, and had remanded the case again to the court docket. It had additionally directed the particular choose to conclude the listening to inside 4 weeks.

    Accordingly, Navlakha had moved the particular court docket for rehearing his case for normal bail. The particular court docket had then reheard the plea on the identical pleadings and rejected the bail plea prompting the current enchantment.

    The case towards Navlakha 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 following day close to the Koregaon-Bhima War Memorial there.

    MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court on Monday sought the National Investigation Agency’s (NIA) response on the bail plea of activist Gautam Navlakha, an accused within the Elgar Parishad Maoist hyperlinks case.

    A division bench of Justices A S Gadkari and S G Dige stated it could hear Navlakha’s plea on June 28.

    The bench additionally directed the activist’s attorneys to make sure all dates in relation to the case are positioned on document accurately, as his bail plea was heard twice by the particular NIA court docket.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    In April this yr, the particular court docket had refused Navlakha bail noting that there was prima facie proof to indicate that the activist was an energetic member of the banned outfit CPI (Maoist).

    In his enchantment filed within the excessive court docket, Navlakha stated the particular court docket had erred whereas refusing him bail.

    The Supreme Court in November final yr permitted the activist, who was arrested in August 2018, to be positioned beneath home arrest. He is presently residing in Navi Mumbai in neighbouring Thane district.

    This is Navlakha’s second spherical of appeals within the excessive court docket searching for common bail. The activist had earlier moved the excessive court docket after the particular NIA court docket had rejected his common bail plea in September final yr.

    The NIA had then opposed Navlakha’s bail plea, claiming that he had been launched to a Pakistan Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) General for his recruitment, which reveals his nexus with the organisation.

    The excessive court docket had, nevertheless, opined that the reasoning within the order of the particular court docket was cryptic and didn’t comprise an evaluation of the proof relied upon by the prosecution.

    In view of this, the excessive court docket had dominated that the bail software requires a recent listening to by the particular court docket, and had remanded the case again to the court docket. It had additionally directed the particular choose to conclude the listening to inside 4 weeks.

    Accordingly, Navlakha had moved the particular court docket for rehearing his case for normal bail. The particular court docket had then reheard the plea on the identical pleadings and rejected the bail plea prompting the current enchantment.

    The case towards Navlakha 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 following day close to the Koregaon-Bhima War Memorial there.

  • Contempt case: Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri tenders apology in Delhi HC, discharged

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri appeared sooner than the Delhi High Court on Monday and tendered an unconditional apology in reference to a jail contempt case over his alleged remarks in opposition to a determine of the courtroom docket.

    Accepting his apology, a bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and Vikas Mahajan discharged Agnihotri of the contempt value and cautioned him to remain cautious ultimately.

    “In view of the circumstances that Vivek Agnihotri stated that he has utmost respect for the institution of judiciary and did not intend to wilfully offend the majesty of this court, the notice to show cause issued to him is hereby recalled. Vivek Agnihotri stands discharged as the alleged contemnor,” the bench said.

    Agnihotri appeared sooner than the courtroom docket in pursuance of its earlier path.

    In 2018, the filmmaker had put out tweets alleging bias in opposition to Justice S Muralidhar, who was then a determine of the Delhi High Court and is for the time being the chief justice of the Orissa High Court, as he had launched rights activist Gautam Navlakha from house arrest inside the Bhima-Koregaon violence case.

    Subsequently, contempt of courtroom docket proceedings have been initiated in opposition to Agnihotri and others by the extreme courtroom docket.

    On December 6 last yr, the courtroom docket requested the filmmaker to “show remorse in person” after he tendered an unconditional apology by the use of an affidavit.

    “We are asking him (Agnihotri) to remain present because he is the alleged contemnor. Does he have any difficulty in appearing before this court? He has to be present and show remorse in person,” the courtroom docket had said.

    The lawyer displaying for an extra alleged contemnor, Anand Ranganathan, assured the courtroom docket that he would keep present sooner than it on May 24, the next date of listening to inside the case.

    Senior advocate Arvind Nigam, who’s aiding the courtroom docket inside the matter as an amicus curiae, had earlier educated that Ranganathan has made a tweet in relation to the contempt proceedings that he would go down stopping.

    The courtroom docket had initiated the contempt proceedings inside the present case by itself after receiving a letter from senior advocate Rajshekhar Rao.

    The contempt proceedings have been moreover initiated in opposition to Swaminathan Gurumurthy, the editor of the Chennai-based weekly, “Thuglak”, for his tweets in opposition to the determine. The proceedings in opposition to Gurumurthy have been subsequently closed in October 2019.

    Rao, in his letter, had acknowledged that the tweets have been a deliberate attempt to assault a extreme courtroom docket determine.

    Earlier, the courtroom docket had directed two social media platforms to dam the weblinks to an offending article levelling scandalous allegations in opposition to the determine.

    NEW DELHI: Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri appeared sooner than the Delhi High Court on Monday and tendered an unconditional apology in reference to a jail contempt case over his alleged remarks in opposition to a determine of the courtroom docket.

    Accepting his apology, a bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and Vikas Mahajan discharged Agnihotri of the contempt value and cautioned him to remain cautious ultimately.

    “In view of the circumstances that Vivek Agnihotri stated that he has utmost respect for the institution of judiciary and did not intend to wilfully offend the majesty of this court, the notice to show cause issued to him is hereby recalled. Vivek Agnihotri stands discharged as the alleged contemnor,” the bench said.googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.present(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    Agnihotri appeared sooner than the courtroom docket in pursuance of its earlier path.

    In 2018, the filmmaker had put out tweets alleging bias in opposition to Justice S Muralidhar, who was then a determine of the Delhi High Court and is for the time being the chief justice of the Orissa High Court, as he had launched rights activist Gautam Navlakha from house arrest inside the Bhima-Koregaon violence case.

    Subsequently, contempt of courtroom docket proceedings have been initiated in opposition to Agnihotri and others by the extreme courtroom docket.

    On December 6 last yr, the courtroom docket requested the filmmaker to “show remorse in person” after he tendered an unconditional apology by the use of an affidavit.

    “We are asking him (Agnihotri) to remain present because he is the alleged contemnor. Does he have any difficulty in appearing before this court? He has to be present and show remorse in person,” the courtroom docket had said.

    The lawyer displaying for an extra alleged contemnor, Anand Ranganathan, assured the courtroom docket that he would keep present sooner than it on May 24, the next date of listening to inside the case.

    Senior advocate Arvind Nigam, who’s aiding the courtroom docket inside the matter as an amicus curiae, had earlier educated that Ranganathan has made a tweet in relation to the contempt proceedings that he would go down stopping.

    The courtroom docket had initiated the contempt proceedings inside the present case by itself after receiving a letter from senior advocate Rajshekhar Rao.

    The contempt proceedings have been moreover initiated in opposition to Swaminathan Gurumurthy, the editor of the Chennai-based weekly, “Thuglak”, for his tweets in opposition to the determine. The proceedings in opposition to Gurumurthy have been subsequently closed in October 2019.

    Rao, in his letter, had acknowledged that the tweets have been a deliberate attempt to assault a extreme courtroom docket determine.

    Earlier, the courtroom docket had directed two social media platforms to dam the weblinks to an offending article levelling scandalous allegations in opposition to the determine.

  • HC quashes particular courtroom’s ‘cryptic’ order rejecting Navlakha’s bail plea; directs it to rehear it

    By PTI

    MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court on Thursday quashed a “cryptic” order of a particular courtroom rejecting bail to activist Gautam Navlakha, an accused within the Elgar Parishad-Maoist hyperlinks case, and directed the particular choose to rehear his bail plea.

    A division bench of Justices A S Gadkari and P D Naik famous that the particular courtroom’s order didn’t include an evaluation of the proof relied upon by the prosecution, because it directed the particular choose to conclude the contemporary listening to inside 4 weeks.

    The 70-year-old social activist had moved HC difficult the September 5, 2022 order below the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Act refusing him bail on deserves.

    The excessive courtroom briefly heard the arguments put forth by Navlakha’s counsel Yug Chaudhary this week however opined that the reasoning within the order of the particular courtroom was “cryptic” and mentioned it did not get the good thing about a reasoned order.

    ALSO READ | Elgar case: No declare of Navlakha committing any act of violence in chargesheet, lawyer tells HC

    “No reason of whatever nature is given. Trial court has not given reasoning as required under section 43D(5) of Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) while rejecting bail,” the bench mentioned on Thursday.

    The HC mentioned the bail plea requires a contemporary listening to by the particular courtroom and despatched it again to the latter.

    “The special judge is requested to conclude within 4 weeks without being influenced from the September 5 order and this order of today. It is made clear that this court has not made any opinion on merits,” HC mentioned.

    Navlakha was arrested in August 2018 however was initially positioned below home arrest.

    He was later moved to the Taloja Central Prison close to Mumbai in April 2020 after a Supreme Court order.

    However, on November 10 final 12 months, the Supreme Court allowed his plea to be shifted again to accommodate arrest for a month.

    This was prolonged by one other month on December 13.

    He is presently residing in Navi Mumbai in Maharashtra’s Thane district.

    The NIA opposed Navlakha’s bail plea by claiming that he had been launched to a Pakistan Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) General for his “recruitment.”

    This exhibits his “nexus” with the spy organisation, mentioned the federal company.

    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 following day close to the Koregaon-Bhima warfare memorial on the outskirts of the western Maharashtra metropolis.

    MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court on Thursday quashed a “cryptic” order of a particular courtroom rejecting bail to activist Gautam Navlakha, an accused within the Elgar Parishad-Maoist hyperlinks case, and directed the particular choose to rehear his bail plea.

    A division bench of Justices A S Gadkari and P D Naik famous that the particular courtroom’s order didn’t include an evaluation of the proof relied upon by the prosecution, because it directed the particular choose to conclude the contemporary listening to inside 4 weeks.

    The 70-year-old social activist had moved HC difficult the September 5, 2022 order below the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Act refusing him bail on deserves.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    The excessive courtroom briefly heard the arguments put forth by Navlakha’s counsel Yug Chaudhary this week however opined that the reasoning within the order of the particular courtroom was “cryptic” and mentioned it did not get the good thing about a reasoned order.

    ALSO READ | Elgar case: No declare of Navlakha committing any act of violence in chargesheet, lawyer tells HC

    “No reason of whatever nature is given. Trial court has not given reasoning as required under section 43D(5) of Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) while rejecting bail,” the bench mentioned on Thursday.

    The HC mentioned the bail plea requires a contemporary listening to by the particular courtroom and despatched it again to the latter.

    “The special judge is requested to conclude within 4 weeks without being influenced from the September 5 order and this order of today. It is made clear that this court has not made any opinion on merits,” HC mentioned.

    Navlakha was arrested in August 2018 however was initially positioned below home arrest.

    He was later moved to the Taloja Central Prison close to Mumbai in April 2020 after a Supreme Court order.

    However, on November 10 final 12 months, the Supreme Court allowed his plea to be shifted again to accommodate arrest for a month.

    This was prolonged by one other month on December 13.

    He is presently residing in Navi Mumbai in Maharashtra’s Thane district.

    The NIA opposed Navlakha’s bail plea by claiming that he had been launched to a Pakistan Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) General for his “recruitment.”

    This exhibits his “nexus” with the spy organisation, mentioned the federal company.

    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 following day close to the Koregaon-Bhima warfare memorial on the outskirts of the western Maharashtra metropolis.

  • Elgar case: No declare of Navlakha committing any act of violence in chargesheet, lawyer tells HC

    By PTI

    MUMBAI: There is not any allegation towards Gautam Navlakha of committing any “act of violence” within the voluminous chargesheet filed within the Elgar Parishad-Maoist hyperlinks case, the activist’s lawyer instructed the Bombay High Court on Monday.

    While arguing for the activist’s bail, the lawyer additionally stated that there was no prospect of the trial within the case to begin within the close to future.

    A division bench of Justices A S Gadkari and P D Naik is listening to the arguments on the bail plea, and the identical will proceed on Tuesday.

    Navlakha was arrested in April 2020 after he surrendered earlier than the National Investigation Agency (NIA), and is presently beneath home arrest pursuant to the Supreme Court’s order.

    Appearing for Navlakha, advocate Yug Chaudhary stated there was not a single allegation of the activist committing any act of violence, affiliation of violence, abetment of violence, or being a part of conspiracy to commit violence within the chargesheet filed by the probe company.

    Hence, no offence beneath chapter IV (punishment for terrorist actions) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), is made out, he argued.

    “The basic ingredient of chapter IV is commission of a terror act, abetment, association or conspiracy. There is nothing against me (accused),” the lawyer submitted.

    “There was no description of terrorist acts in the chargesheet. No seizure of bombs, arms. There has to be something. It cannot be an imagination,” he stated.

    Chaudhary, additional, claimed that if in any respect any allegation is made out, it’s for offences carrying 5 to 10 years of imprisonment.

    He additionally identified the delay in graduation of trial whereas arguing for Navlakhha’s bail.

    The discharge utility was argued months in the past, however the prosecution is but to file its reply.

    Numerous discharge functions (of different accused) are pending and prices haven’t been framed but, the lawyer submitted.

    Hence, there is no such thing as a prospect of the trial to start quickly.

    Even if the trial begins, it can go on for many years, he added.

    Chaudhary additional knowledgeable the court docket that until immediately, they have not obtained the clone copies of the paperwork seized from the pc of the accused.

    The Elgar case pertains to alleged inflammatory speeches made on the Elgar Parishad conclave held in Pune on December 31, 2017, which the police claimed triggered violence the following day close to the Koregaon-Bhima conflict memorial in Pune district.

    The police had additionally claimed that the conclave was backed by Maoists.

    Later the probe within the case, the place greater than a dozen activists and academicians have been named as accused, was transferred to the NIA.

    MUMBAI: There is not any allegation towards Gautam Navlakha of committing any “act of violence” within the voluminous chargesheet filed within the Elgar Parishad-Maoist hyperlinks case, the activist’s lawyer instructed the Bombay High Court on Monday.

    While arguing for the activist’s bail, the lawyer additionally stated that there was no prospect of the trial within the case to begin within the close to future.

    A division bench of Justices A S Gadkari and P D Naik is listening to the arguments on the bail plea, and the identical will proceed on Tuesday.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    Navlakha was arrested in April 2020 after he surrendered earlier than the National Investigation Agency (NIA), and is presently beneath home arrest pursuant to the Supreme Court’s order.

    Appearing for Navlakha, advocate Yug Chaudhary stated there was not a single allegation of the activist committing any act of violence, affiliation of violence, abetment of violence, or being a part of conspiracy to commit violence within the chargesheet filed by the probe company.

    Hence, no offence beneath chapter IV (punishment for terrorist actions) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), is made out, he argued.

    “The basic ingredient of chapter IV is commission of a terror act, abetment, association or conspiracy. There is nothing against me (accused),” the lawyer submitted.

    “There was no description of terrorist acts in the chargesheet. No seizure of bombs, arms. There has to be something. It cannot be an imagination,” he stated.

    Chaudhary, additional, claimed that if in any respect any allegation is made out, it’s for offences carrying 5 to 10 years of imprisonment.

    He additionally identified the delay in graduation of trial whereas arguing for Navlakhha’s bail.

    The discharge utility was argued months in the past, however the prosecution is but to file its reply.

    Numerous discharge functions (of different accused) are pending and prices haven’t been framed but, the lawyer submitted.

    Hence, there is no such thing as a prospect of the trial to start quickly.

    Even if the trial begins, it can go on for many years, he added.

    Chaudhary additional knowledgeable the court docket that until immediately, they have not obtained the clone copies of the paperwork seized from the pc of the accused.

    The Elgar case pertains to alleged inflammatory speeches made on the Elgar Parishad conclave held in Pune on December 31, 2017, which the police claimed triggered violence the following day close to the Koregaon-Bhima conflict memorial in Pune district.

    The police had additionally claimed that the conclave was backed by Maoists.

    Later the probe within the case, the place greater than a dozen activists and academicians have been named as accused, was transferred to the NIA.

  • 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.

    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.

    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.

  • Partner of Elgar Parishad accused Navlakha surrenders liquor, cigarettes after NIA raises objection to it

    By PTI

    MUMBAI: Elgar Parishad-Maoist hyperlinks case accused Gautam Navlakha’s companion Sahba Husain has surrendered her liquor bottles and cigarette packets to police after the National Investigation Agency raised an objection over such gadgets dropped at the premises the place he’s at present below home arrest, an official mentioned on Monday.

    On November 19, 70-year-old Navlakha was launched from jail and brought to the home within the Belapur-Agroli space of neighbouring Navi Mumbai city to be saved below home arrest for a month.

    Husain, who’s staying with 70-year-old Navlakha, had introduced two liquor bottles and cigarettes for private consumption, the official mentioned.

    She had declared about the identical to the NIA officers once they got here for a home search earlier than Navlakha was introduced there.

    She had informed the probe company sleuths that the gadgets had been for her consumption and never for Navlakha, who neither consumes liquor nor smokes, the official mentioned.

    The NIA sleuths, nonetheless, took objection to the gadgets and therefore, these got into the custody of the CBD Belapur police, he mentioned.

    Husain then wrote to the NIA, informing that she has surrendered the liquor bottles to native police, the official mentioned.

    She has permission to exit of the premises. Navlakha is allowed to exit for a stroll for 40 minutes a day with sufficient safety, he mentioned.

    The Supreme Court final month granted Navlakha’s plea in search of home arrest on medical grounds.

    The activist claims to be affected by a number of illnesses.

    He was in jail since April 2020 after his arrest within the case, which pertains to alleged inflammatory speeches made on the ‘Elgar Parishad’ conclave held in Pune on December 31, 2017, which Pune police claimed triggered violence the subsequent day close to the Koregaon Bhima warfare memorial on the outskirts of the western Maharashtra metropolis.

    According to police, folks linked to banned the CPI (Maoists) had organised the programme. The case, during which over a dozen activists and academicians have been named as accused, was later handed over to the NIA.

    MUMBAI: Elgar Parishad-Maoist hyperlinks case accused Gautam Navlakha’s companion Sahba Husain has surrendered her liquor bottles and cigarette packets to police after the National Investigation Agency raised an objection over such gadgets dropped at the premises the place he’s at present below home arrest, an official mentioned on Monday.

    On November 19, 70-year-old Navlakha was launched from jail and brought to the home within the Belapur-Agroli space of neighbouring Navi Mumbai city to be saved below home arrest for a month.

    Husain, who’s staying with 70-year-old Navlakha, had introduced two liquor bottles and cigarettes for private consumption, the official mentioned.

    She had declared about the identical to the NIA officers once they got here for a home search earlier than Navlakha was introduced there.

    She had informed the probe company sleuths that the gadgets had been for her consumption and never for Navlakha, who neither consumes liquor nor smokes, the official mentioned.

    The NIA sleuths, nonetheless, took objection to the gadgets and therefore, these got into the custody of the CBD Belapur police, he mentioned.

    Husain then wrote to the NIA, informing that she has surrendered the liquor bottles to native police, the official mentioned.

    She has permission to exit of the premises. Navlakha is allowed to exit for a stroll for 40 minutes a day with sufficient safety, he mentioned.

    The Supreme Court final month granted Navlakha’s plea in search of home arrest on medical grounds.

    The activist claims to be affected by a number of illnesses.

    He was in jail since April 2020 after his arrest within the case, which pertains to alleged inflammatory speeches made on the ‘Elgar Parishad’ conclave held in Pune on December 31, 2017, which Pune police claimed triggered violence the subsequent day close to the Koregaon Bhima warfare memorial on the outskirts of the western Maharashtra metropolis.

    According to police, folks linked to banned the CPI (Maoists) had organised the programme. The case, during which over a dozen activists and academicians have been named as accused, was later handed over to the NIA.

  • Gautam Navlakha launched from jail, taken to Navi Mumbai premises for home arrest

    By PTI

    MUMBAI: Gautam Navlakha, an accused within the Elgar Parishad-Maoist hyperlinks case, was launched from Taloja jail in Navi Mumbai on Saturday night and can stay underneath home arrest for a month.

    He was instantly taken to a constructing in Navi Mumbai’s Belapur-Agroli space by a police staff the place he could be staying.

    Navlakha left the jail round 6 pm, mentioned a senior jail official.

    On Friday afternoon, the Supreme Court had rejected the NIA’s software opposing his home arrest.

    It had ordered that Navlakha be positioned underneath home arrest “without fail” inside 24 hours.
    ALSO READ | Bhima Koregaon case: Bombay HC grants bail to activist Anand Teltumbde

    MUMBAI: Gautam Navlakha, an accused within the Elgar Parishad-Maoist hyperlinks case, was launched from Taloja jail in Navi Mumbai on Saturday night and can stay underneath home arrest for a month.

    He was instantly taken to a constructing in Navi Mumbai’s Belapur-Agroli space by a police staff the place he could be staying.

    Navlakha left the jail round 6 pm, mentioned a senior jail official.

    On Friday afternoon, the Supreme Court had rejected the NIA’s software opposing his home arrest.

    It had ordered that Navlakha be positioned underneath home arrest “without fail” inside 24 hours.ALSO READ | Bhima Koregaon case: Bombay HC grants bail to activist Anand Teltumbde

  • SC rejects NIA plea, orders Navlakha to be positioned below home arrest inside 24 hours

    Express News Service

    NEW DELHI:  The Supreme Court on Friday refused to recall its interim order of home arrest of Elgar Parishad accused Gautam Navalkha who’s at present lodged in Taloja Jail. 

    A bench of Justices KM Joseph and Hrishikesh Roy whereas dismissing NIA’s software in search of to vacate the court docket’s November 10, 2022 order, directed the probe company to execute its course for home arrest inside 24 hours. 

    In addition to the situations that have been positioned earlier, the court docket additionally allowed NIA to seal the kitchen door resulting in the exit level & additionally lock the grill.

    On NIA opposing the order, Justice Hrishikesh Roy stated, “We’re getting this perception. You’re unable to keep an eye on a 70-year-old man, SG & ASG saying that we can’t get a 70-year-old man in confinement? With all might of the state, you cannot keep a 70-year-old ailing man… we’re getting this perception.” 

    When the NIA sought time until Monday, Justice KM Joseph snapped, “You think we cannot see through attempts to delay the case? For what purpose will we post on Monday? We are passing an order.”

    The remarks have been made whereas the bench was contemplating NIA’s software which said that Navalkha had intentionally suppressed materials info earlier than the court docket. The probe company additionally added that this amounted to an abuse of the method of regulation.

    It was additionally said that Navalkha is a charge-sheeted accused in a critical case involving UAPA however not restricted to working for the banned organisation-CPI Maoists, recruiting members for the org and additional liasoning with ISI Pakistan. 

    Terming the info found by the company as “very disturbing”, SG Tushar Mehta tried to persuade the bench to vacate its order of home arrest.

    Against this backdrop, he confused on the truth that when the bench had handed an order, an impression was on condition that the premises the place Navalkha was to be positioned was “independent” but it surely belonged to the Communist Party of India. 

    “Person accused of being member of Maoist organisation would want to stay for house arrest & in some political party’s office. This court was given an impression it’s an independent premises. If this doesn’t shock the conscience of this court, I don’t know what would,” Mehta added.

    Responding to Mehta’s competition the bench stated, “CPI is recognised party of the country. No, it doesn’t shock our conscience.”

    ASG SV Raju additionally showing for the probe company contended that Navalkha had made an try to take everybody for a journey by deceptive the company and the court docket. He additionally added that the premises in query had collapsible grills and the variety of individuals who will come and go due to the library and karate lessons would make it tough for NIA to watch. 

    On the opposite hand, Senior Advocate Nitya Ramakrishna showing for Navalkha contended that the premises the place the septuagenarian was to be positioned was an empty lengthy corridor which was beforehand used as a residential unit.

    Responding to the probe company’s apprehension that the situation that was chosen by him was a public library below the management of CPI(M), she stated, “It’s recognised political party- CPI (M). The Communist party itself condemns Maoist. Anybody with a basic understanding of contemporary politics will know that communist is a recognized party.”

    Countering the allegations of him suppressing materials info, she additionally added that Navalkha wasn’t agile sufficient to flee by means of free grills. “If he was free & surrendered to the NIA, they should know who he is. There is no suppression,” she additionally added.
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    NEW DELHI:  The Supreme Court on Friday refused to recall its interim order of home arrest of Elgar Parishad accused Gautam Navalkha who’s at present lodged in Taloja Jail. 

    A bench of Justices KM Joseph and Hrishikesh Roy whereas dismissing NIA’s software in search of to vacate the court docket’s November 10, 2022 order, directed the probe company to execute its course for home arrest inside 24 hours. 

    In addition to the situations that have been positioned earlier, the court docket additionally allowed NIA to seal the kitchen door resulting in the exit level & additionally lock the grill.

    On NIA opposing the order, Justice Hrishikesh Roy stated, “We’re getting this perception. You’re unable to keep an eye on a 70-year-old man, SG & ASG saying that we can’t get a 70-year-old man in confinement? With all might of the state, you cannot keep a 70-year-old ailing man… we’re getting this perception.” 

    When the NIA sought time until Monday, Justice KM Joseph snapped, “You think we cannot see through attempts to delay the case? For what purpose will we post on Monday? We are passing an order.”

    The remarks have been made whereas the bench was contemplating NIA’s software which said that Navalkha had intentionally suppressed materials info earlier than the court docket. The probe company additionally added that this amounted to an abuse of the method of regulation.

    It was additionally said that Navalkha is a charge-sheeted accused in a critical case involving UAPA however not restricted to working for the banned organisation-CPI Maoists, recruiting members for the org and additional liasoning with ISI Pakistan. 

    Terming the info found by the company as “very disturbing”, SG Tushar Mehta tried to persuade the bench to vacate its order of home arrest.

    Against this backdrop, he confused on the truth that when the bench had handed an order, an impression was on condition that the premises the place Navalkha was to be positioned was “independent” but it surely belonged to the Communist Party of India. 

    “Person accused of being member of Maoist organisation would want to stay for house arrest & in some political party’s office. This court was given an impression it’s an independent premises. If this doesn’t shock the conscience of this court, I don’t know what would,” Mehta added.

    Responding to Mehta’s competition the bench stated, “CPI is recognised party of the country. No, it doesn’t shock our conscience.”

    ASG SV Raju additionally showing for the probe company contended that Navalkha had made an try to take everybody for a journey by deceptive the company and the court docket. He additionally added that the premises in query had collapsible grills and the variety of individuals who will come and go due to the library and karate lessons would make it tough for NIA to watch. 

    On the opposite hand, Senior Advocate Nitya Ramakrishna showing for Navalkha contended that the premises the place the septuagenarian was to be positioned was an empty lengthy corridor which was beforehand used as a residential unit.

    Responding to the probe company’s apprehension that the situation that was chosen by him was a public library below the management of CPI(M), she stated, “It’s recognised political party- CPI (M). The Communist party itself condemns Maoist. Anybody with a basic understanding of contemporary politics will know that communist is a recognized party.”

    Countering the allegations of him suppressing materials info, she additionally added that Navalkha wasn’t agile sufficient to flee by means of free grills. “If he was free & surrendered to the NIA, they should know who he is. There is no suppression,” she additionally added.ALSO READ | Bhima Koregaon case: Bombay HC grants bail to activist Anand Teltumbde

  • SC waives solvency certificates requirement for Navlakha to avail good thing about home arrest

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the hurdle for the discharge of activist Gautam Navlakha from Navi Mumbai’s Taloja jail, the place he’s lodged within the Elgar Parishad-Maoist hyperlink case, by waiving the requirement of a solvency certificates for availing the good thing about home arrest.

    The high courtroom had on November 10 allowed Navlakha to be positioned beneath home arrest owing to his deteriorating well being.

    It had mentioned that to avail the ability of home arrest, Navlakha will present native surety of Rs 2 lakh by November 14.

    A bench of Justices Ok M Joseph and Hrishikesh Roy was on Tuesday knowledgeable by senior advocate Nitya Ramakrishnan and advocate Shadan Farasat, showing for Navlakha, it would take a minimal of six weeks to safe solvency certificates in respect of surety to be supplied as a precondition for home arrest of the activist.

    “Considering the submission and the circumstances, we deem it appropriate to waive the requirement of a solvency certificate for the petitioner (Navlakha) to avail the benefit of our order dated November 10, 2022. It is ordered accordingly,” the bench mentioned.

    It mentioned since different satisfactory safety proofs reminiscent of passport, Aadhaar card and Permanent Account Number (PAN) card have been supplied, the trial courtroom mustn’t insist on a ration card as an extra proof of id for the good thing about the apex courtroom’s order to take impact.

    “It is so ordered,” the bench mentioned.

    Noting the activist has been in custody since April 14, 2020 and prima facie there isn’t a purpose to reject his medical report, the apex courtroom had on November 10 mentioned Navlakha doesn’t have any legal background aside from this case and even the Government of India had appointed him as an interlocutor to carry talks with Maoists.

    Putting quite a lot of situations, together with a deposit of Rs 2.4 lakh as bills in the direction of offering him safety, the highest courtroom had mentioned the order to put the 70-year-old activist beneath home arrest for a month in Mumbai needs to be carried out inside 48 hours.

    “It just isn’t in dispute that aside from this case, the petitioner doesn’t have any legal background in any respect.

    The petitioner has additionally the case that within the yr 2011, the companies of the petitioner was utilized by the Government of India as an interlocutor to mediate with the extremists for securing the discharge of safety personnel kidnapped by Maoists,” it had mentioned.

    “We would think on a conspectus of the facts that we should allow the petitioner to be placed under house arrest at least to begin with till the next date of hearing from the date on which he is actually placed on house arrest,” the highest courtroom had mentioned.

    The apex courtroom had posted the matter for listening to on December 13.

    The activist appealed to the apex courtroom towards the April 26 order of the Bombay High Court dismissing his plea for home arrest over apprehensions of lack of satisfactory medical and different fundamental services in Taloja jail close to Mumbai.

    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 struggle memorial on the outskirts of the western Maharashtra metropolis.

    NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the hurdle for the discharge of activist Gautam Navlakha from Navi Mumbai’s Taloja jail, the place he’s lodged within the Elgar Parishad-Maoist hyperlink case, by waiving the requirement of a solvency certificates for availing the good thing about home arrest.

    The high courtroom had on November 10 allowed Navlakha to be positioned beneath home arrest owing to his deteriorating well being.

    It had mentioned that to avail the ability of home arrest, Navlakha will present native surety of Rs 2 lakh by November 14.

    A bench of Justices Ok M Joseph and Hrishikesh Roy was on Tuesday knowledgeable by senior advocate Nitya Ramakrishnan and advocate Shadan Farasat, showing for Navlakha, it would take a minimal of six weeks to safe solvency certificates in respect of surety to be supplied as a precondition for home arrest of the activist.

    “Considering the submission and the circumstances, we deem it appropriate to waive the requirement of a solvency certificate for the petitioner (Navlakha) to avail the benefit of our order dated November 10, 2022. It is ordered accordingly,” the bench mentioned.

    It mentioned since different satisfactory safety proofs reminiscent of passport, Aadhaar card and Permanent Account Number (PAN) card have been supplied, the trial courtroom mustn’t insist on a ration card as an extra proof of id for the good thing about the apex courtroom’s order to take impact.

    “It is so ordered,” the bench mentioned.

    Noting the activist has been in custody since April 14, 2020 and prima facie there isn’t a purpose to reject his medical report, the apex courtroom had on November 10 mentioned Navlakha doesn’t have any legal background aside from this case and even the Government of India had appointed him as an interlocutor to carry talks with Maoists.

    Putting quite a lot of situations, together with a deposit of Rs 2.4 lakh as bills in the direction of offering him safety, the highest courtroom had mentioned the order to put the 70-year-old activist beneath home arrest for a month in Mumbai needs to be carried out inside 48 hours.

    “It just isn’t in dispute that aside from this case, the petitioner doesn’t have any legal background in any respect.

    The petitioner has additionally the case that within the yr 2011, the companies of the petitioner was utilized by the Government of India as an interlocutor to mediate with the extremists for securing the discharge of safety personnel kidnapped by Maoists,” it had mentioned.

    “We would think on a conspectus of the facts that we should allow the petitioner to be placed under house arrest at least to begin with till the next date of hearing from the date on which he is actually placed on house arrest,” the highest courtroom had mentioned.

    The apex courtroom had posted the matter for listening to on December 13.

    The activist appealed to the apex courtroom towards the April 26 order of the Bombay High Court dismissing his plea for home arrest over apprehensions of lack of satisfactory medical and different fundamental services in Taloja jail close to Mumbai.

    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 struggle memorial on the outskirts of the western Maharashtra metropolis.

  • Elgar Parishad case: Four days after SC order, activist Navlakha but to be positioned beneath home arrest

    By PTI

    MUMBAI: Jailed human rights activist Gautam Navlakha is but to stroll out of Navi Mumbai’s Taloja jail. Last week, Supreme Court allowed him to be positioned beneath home arrest for a month owing to his medical situation. The purpose cited for Navlakha being nonetheless in jail is that the formalities for his launch are nonetheless beneath course of.

    The 70-year-old activist is lodged in Taloja jail in reference to the Elgar Parishad-Maoist hyperlink case of 2017-18.

    The activist, who suffers from a number of illnesses, is in custody since April 2020.

    The Supreme Court, on November 10, allowed Navlakha to be put beneath home arrest for a month with sure circumstances and stated its order ought to be carried out inside 48 hours.

    However, until Monday night he was nonetheless in jail as formalities for his launch couldn’t be accomplished.

    According to his lawyer, formalities for Navlakha’s launch from jail had been initiated on Monday earlier than a particular NIA (National Investigation Agency) court docket in Mumbai that’s listening to the case towards him.

    Once launched from jail, Navlakha will probably be staying at Belapur in Navi Mumbai beneath surveillance.

    The septuagenarian shall not be allowed to depart Mumbai, as per the SC order.

    His lawyer on Monday apprised particular NIA Judge Rajesh Katariya, presiding over the case, of the Supreme Court order on home arrest and initiated the method for submitting surety as per the situation set by the apex court docket to finish his launch formalities.

    The SC had imposed a slew of circumstances by which Navlakha must keep in Mumbai, deposit Rs 2.4 lakh as bills for safety, and CCTV cameras must be put in outdoors the rooms and at entry and exit factors of the home the place he will probably be staying.

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    Navlakha is not going to be allowed to depart the home aside from walks within the firm of police personnel, however permitted to fulfill his legal professionals as per Jail Manual guidelines and inform cops in case of a medical emergency, the apex court docket stated final week.

    It additionally stated the activist is not going to be allowed to make use of a pc or the web through the interval of his home arrest. He will, nonetheless, be permitted to make use of a cell phone with out the web offered by police personnel on obligation as soon as a day for ten minutes of their presence.

    Access to tv and newspapers will probably be allowed, however these can’t be interest-based, the SC maintained in its order.

    It additionally allowed the Maharashtra police to look and examine the residence and stated the lodging can be beneath surveillance.

    The Supreme Court has listed the matter for listening to within the second week of December by when the prosecuting company NIA has been requested to acquire a contemporary medical report on the accused.

    Navlakha had sought to be shifted from the Taloja jail and positioned beneath home arrest owing to ailing well being.

    The activist moved the SC towards the April 26 order of the Bombay High Court dismissing his plea for home arrest over apprehensions of lack of sufficient medical and different fundamental amenities within the Taloja jail.

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

    According to the Pune police, folks linked to banned Naxalite teams had organized the programme.

    The case, by which over a dozen activists and academicians have been named as accused, was later handed over to the NIA.

    MUMBAI: Jailed human rights activist Gautam Navlakha is but to stroll out of Navi Mumbai’s Taloja jail. Last week, Supreme Court allowed him to be positioned beneath home arrest for a month owing to his medical situation. The purpose cited for Navlakha being nonetheless in jail is that the formalities for his launch are nonetheless beneath course of.

    The 70-year-old activist is lodged in Taloja jail in reference to the Elgar Parishad-Maoist hyperlink case of 2017-18.

    The activist, who suffers from a number of illnesses, is in custody since April 2020.

    The Supreme Court, on November 10, allowed Navlakha to be put beneath home arrest for a month with sure circumstances and stated its order ought to be carried out inside 48 hours.

    However, until Monday night he was nonetheless in jail as formalities for his launch couldn’t be accomplished.

    According to his lawyer, formalities for Navlakha’s launch from jail had been initiated on Monday earlier than a particular NIA (National Investigation Agency) court docket in Mumbai that’s listening to the case towards him.

    Once launched from jail, Navlakha will probably be staying at Belapur in Navi Mumbai beneath surveillance.

    The septuagenarian shall not be allowed to depart Mumbai, as per the SC order.

    His lawyer on Monday apprised particular NIA Judge Rajesh Katariya, presiding over the case, of the Supreme Court order on home arrest and initiated the method for submitting surety as per the situation set by the apex court docket to finish his launch formalities.

    The SC had imposed a slew of circumstances by which Navlakha must keep in Mumbai, deposit Rs 2.4 lakh as bills for safety, and CCTV cameras must be put in outdoors the rooms and at entry and exit factors of the home the place he will probably be staying.

    ALSO READ | Elgar Parishad case: Supreme Court permits home arrest request of activist Gautam Navlakha

    Navlakha is not going to be allowed to depart the home aside from walks within the firm of police personnel, however permitted to fulfill his legal professionals as per Jail Manual guidelines and inform cops in case of a medical emergency, the apex court docket stated final week.

    It additionally stated the activist is not going to be allowed to make use of a pc or the web through the interval of his home arrest. He will, nonetheless, be permitted to make use of a cell phone with out the web offered by police personnel on obligation as soon as a day for ten minutes of their presence.

    Access to tv and newspapers will probably be allowed, however these can’t be interest-based, the SC maintained in its order.

    It additionally allowed the Maharashtra police to look and examine the residence and stated the lodging can be beneath surveillance.

    The Supreme Court has listed the matter for listening to within the second week of December by when the prosecuting company NIA has been requested to acquire a contemporary medical report on the accused.

    Navlakha had sought to be shifted from the Taloja jail and positioned beneath home arrest owing to ailing well being.

    The activist moved the SC towards the April 26 order of the Bombay High Court dismissing his plea for home arrest over apprehensions of lack of sufficient medical and different fundamental amenities within the Taloja jail.

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

    According to the Pune police, folks linked to banned Naxalite teams had organized the programme.

    The case, by which over a dozen activists and academicians have been named as accused, was later handed over to the NIA.