Varavara Rao was arrested on August 28, 2018, from his Hyderabad residence and is an under-trial in the case. An FIR was registered by the Pune Police on January 8, 2018, under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and the stringent UAPA (Unlawful Activities Prevention Act).
The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted bail to Varavara Rao, accused in the Bhima Koregaon case, news agency PTI reported.
While granting bail, a bench headed by Justice U U Lalit, said he shall not misuse the liberty in any manner.
The activist, who has challenged the Bombay High Court order rejecting his petition for permanent medical bail, is at present on interim bail on medical grounds and was to surrender on July 12. The top court had on July 12 extended Rao’s interim protection till further orders.
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The case is in connection to alleged inflammatory speeches made at the Elgar Parishad conclave held in Maharastra’s Pune on December 31, 2017, which the police say triggered violence a day later near the Koregaon-Bhima war memorial on the outskirts of the western Maharashtra city. The Pune police had also claimed that the conclave was organized by people with alleged Maoist links. The NIA later took over the investigation into the matter.
Varavara Rao was arrested on August 28, 2018, from his Hyderabad residence and is an under-trial in the case. An FIR was registered by the Pune Police on January 8, 2018, under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and the stringent UAPA (Unlawful Activities Prevention Act).
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