Maharashtra Government moves to Supreme court against Gautam Navlakha's release from House arrest by Delhi High Court

Maharashtra government on Wednesday morning moved Supreme Court against Gautam Navlakha’s release from house arrest by Delhi High Court. state government was seeking to put a stay order passed by Delhi High court and restore house arrest of Gautam Navlakha in Bhima-Koregaon case.

“ state has filed petition in Supreme Court registry to revoke verdict of Delhi High court,” said Nishant Katneshwar, counsel for Maharashtra government.

Five weeks after Gautam Navlakha was arrested by Pune police in  connection with Bhima-Koregaon violence case, Delhi high Court on Monday freed activist from his house arrest. A High Court bench including Justice S Muralidhar and Vid goel revoked Navlakha’s house arrest and squashed transit remand order released by Maharashtra government.

On Monday, Delhi HC pointed out that apex court h extended house arrest for five activists by four weeks so that y can avail for appropriate legal remedy, which Navlakha h used. HC also said that 65-year-old activist’s transit remand order issued by Pune Police was unsustainable in law and regarded his arrest as “untenable”.

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On Tuesday, Pune Police said that Maharashtra government’s counsel were studying order released by Delhi High Court to decide upon legality of judgment by HC.

“Our government pleers are studying order of high court and our investigating officer is also travelling to national capital. So after obtaining ir legal opinion, furr course of action will be decided,” said Shivaji Bodkhe, Joint Commissioner of Police (Law and Order).

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He was arrested by Pune police from national capital along with four or accused in connection with  Bhima-Koregaon violence case from different parts of country. Besides Gautam Navlakha, Varavara Rao, Arun Ferreira, Sudha Bharwaj and Vern Gonsalves were arrested in matter and y were put to house arrest on August 29.