Elgar Parishad Case
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Gautam Navlakha walks out of prison, to be under house arrest for a month
His release from Taloja prison in Navi Mumbai after more than two years came nine days after the Supreme Court earlier this month granted his plea seeking house arrest on medical grounds
Elgar Parishad case: SC dismisses NIA plea to recall house arrest order for activist Gautam Navlakha
The SC refused to reverse its order after a brief back-and-forth but stated that house arrest must have "certain safeguards"
Mumbai NIA Court denies Elgar Parishad accused Varavara Rao's request to go to Hyderabad for cataract surgery
On 10 August the Supreme Court granted bail to Rao on medical grounds. The following week it granted Rao permission to approach the Special NIA Court to undergo his cataract surgery in Hyderabad
Elgar Parishad case: Of the 16 accused, one dead, two out on bails and 13 lodged
The accused in the case have been charged for waging a war against the nation, being active members of the banned terror outfit CPI (Maoist), criminal conspiracy and indulging in acts with an intent to strike terror in the minds of people using explosive substances
Elgar Parishad: NIA court rejects bail pleas of DU professor, three other accused
The case relates to alleged inflammatory speeches delivered at the 'Elgar Parishad' conclave, held at Shaniwarwada in Pune on 31 December 2017, which the police claimed triggered violence the next day near the Koregaon-Bhima war memorial located on the city''s outskirts
Pegasus row: SC-appointed panel to examine phones of 7 accused in Elgar Parishad case
These seven accused had recently sent their representation to the Supreme Court appointed committee alleging that their phones were infected by the Pegasus spyware
Elgar Parishad case: Bombay High Court extends Stan Swamy’s hospital stay till 18 June
Swamy, 84, was on 28 May shifted from the Taloja prison in neighbouring Navi Mumbai to the Holy Family Hospital in Mumbai after he filed a petition, seeking interim bail on medical grounds
'Would rather die in jail': Stan Swamy refuses to be admitted to JJ hospital over poor health
The 84-year-old, who has been admitted to the hospital twice before, said that medicines will not help and sought interim bail
Elgar Parishad case: Jailed professor Shoma Sen moves Bombay HC against UAPA charges
Sen said that the electronic evidence submitted by the NIA 'holds no value' as according to a digital forensics report '10 incriminating letters' were inserted on Rona Wilson's laptop by a cyberattacker before his arrest
SC reserves verdict on Gautam Navalakha's bail plea in Bhima Koregaon case
On 3 March, the apex court had sought the NIA's response on Navalakha's plea seeking default bail in the case, saying chargesheet was not filed within the stipulated time period
Elgar Parishad case: Special NIA court in Mumbai rejects activist Stan Swamy's bail plea
Additional sessions court judge Judge DE Kothalikar rejected bail pleas of 83-year-old Swamy on merits as well as on medical grounds
Bhima Koregaon case: Bombay HC grants Varavara Rao six months interim bail, says 'genuine and fit case'
The bail conditions include a direction to the accused in Elgar Parishad case to stay within the jurisdiction of the Mumbai NIA court for the bail period
Elgar Parishad case: Rona Wilson moves HC after US forensic firm says evidence planted on his PC
A report by a US-based firm claims the letter and other evidence cited by police had been planted in a hidden folder on Wilson's computer by an unidentified cyber attacker
Elgar Parishad case: Bombay High Court rejects activist Gautam Navlakha's bail appeal
A bench of Justices SS Shinde and MS Karnik said it had gone through the order of a special NIA court , which dismissed Navlakha's bail plea, and said that it saw "no reason to interfere" with it
NIA urges Bombay HC to reject Varavara Rao's bail plea on medical grounds, claims poet's condition is 'stable'
The court, however, pointed out that Rao's reports from the JJ Hospital, the Taloja prison hospital and St George Hospital, issued last year, all mentioned dementia and brain atrophy
Elgar Parishad case: Varavara Rao to be shifted to Mumbai's Nanavati hospital for 15 days
The jailed activist had filed a bail application seeking to be shifted to Nanavati Hospital immediately, owing to his 'diminishing neurological and physical health condition'
Bail for some, jail for others: Understanding the skewed reasoning of the apex court's judicial process
While it is encouraging that the grant of bail has been prioritised in some cases, a number of other journalists are languishing in prison, with the top court doing little about their plight
Elgar Parishad case: Bombay HC orders Varavara Rao's examination by private hospital via video
The court was hearing a petition filed by the jailed activist's wife, seeking that he be shifted to Nanavati Hospital for better treatment and that he be released on bail
Bhima Koregaon case: SC asks Bombay HC to expeditiously consider Varavara Rao's bail plea
The apex court took note of the fact that the bail application has not been heard by the High Court since 17 September and said the matter raises questions regarding the prisoner's human rights
Bhima Koregaon case: NIA files chargesheet against 8, including Gautam Navlakha; Stan Swamy sent to judicial custody
82-year-old Swamy was arrested in Ranchi on Thursday and produced before a Mumbai court on Friday. He has been remanded to judicial custody till 23 October