The special NIA court in Mumbai had in February 2022 refused bail to Delhi University associate professor Hany Babu and Kabir Kala Manch members Gorkhe, Gaichor and Jyoti Jagtap, all arrested by NIA in 2020. The special court had accepted NIA’s case about the alleged role of the accused at the Elgar Parishad event and … Read more
Justice Madhav Jamdar repeatedly questioned why the police had not arrested Vikas despite non-bailable warrants, proclamations by magistrate and claims of intensive efforts to trace him. He also raised concerns about how the minister continued to serve in the cabinet even as his son remains absconding and beyond the reach of the police. “Police are … Read more
Seervai also referred to the Supreme Court’s recent judgment in the Imran Pratapgarhi case, which criticised the Gujarat Police for lodging a case against the Congress leader over a poem he had recited. He went on to say, “Police failed to make a determination of whether offence is made out through a preliminary enquiry. Three … Read more
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The Bhima Koregaon case stems from an event known as Elgar Parishad event organised on December 31, 2017, by a group of persons including activists and retired Supreme Court judge Justice PB Sawant and retired Bombay High Court judge Justice BG Kolse-Patil. The event marked the 200th anniversary of the victory of Dalit soldiers in a battle against … Read more