Bhima-Koregaon case | Supreme Court to deliver verdict on house arrest of 5 accused

Supreme Court is likely to prounce on Friday its verdict on a plea by historian Romila Thapar and ors seeking immediate release of five accused in connection with Koregaon-Bhima violence case and an SIT probe into ir arrest.

A bench heed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra h reserved judgment on September 20 after counsel for both parties, including senior vocates Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Harish Salve and ditional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, concluded ir submissions.

bench, that also comprised Justices A M Khaniwlkar and D Y Chandrachud, h asked Maharashtra police to file ir case diary pertaining to ongoing investigation in case.

five accused --Varavara Rao, Arun Ferreira, Vern Gonsalves, Sudha Bharwaj and Gautam Navlakha-- are under house arrest at ir respective homes since August 29.

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On September 17, Central Govt, for first time stated its position in top court in case of 5 accused who are suspected of having Maoist links. ASG Maninder Singh told Top Court “A Peculiar problem has risen. Naxalism is a problem in country''. He ded that 5 accused have options to approach lower court.

Supporting him, Tushar Mehta, a senior lawyer appearing for Maharashtra government said:

Prior to this, on September 6, apex court also extended house arrest of 5 accused persons, who were detained after pan-India raids conducted by Pune police. Supreme Court also pulled up Pune police for casting aspersions on court. Justice DY Chandrachud while slamming Pune police, said, “ACP Pune insinuated that Supreme Court shouldn’t intervene, he has business telling that

RE | Supreme Court Extends House Arrest Of 5 Accused Till September 12

Supreme Court, on August 29, h put 5 persons detained by Pune police under house arrest till September 6.

recent detentions following multi-city raids, namely of Varavara Rao, Vern Gonsalves, Sudha Bharwaj, Gautam Navlakha and Arun Ferreira, by Pune police were said to be outcome of arrests me by Pune police in June, and information ascertained from m.

Earlier in June, Pune police h arrested Rona Wilson, along with Surendra Gling, Sudhir Dhawale, Shoma Sen, Mahesh Raut and Rana Jacob in connection with Bhima-Koregaon violence. After arrests, police h recovered a letter containing plan of a Rajiv Gandhi assassination plot for Prime Minister Modi, from Wilson’s laptop.

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