Gautam Navlakha had surrendered earlier than the NIA on April 14 (File)
Mumbai:
The Special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court docket in Mumbai on Sunday rejected the default bail plea of Gautam Navlakha in a case associated to Bhima Koregaon violence.
Mr Navlakha had utilized for default bail, as in response to him, he has been in detention for over 90 days with none cost sheet by NIA in order prescribed by legislation he’s entitled to get default bail.
The NIA court docket, whereas dismissing Mr Navlakha’s software, dominated that the interval underneath home arrest, as per excessive court docket instructions, cannot be included within the interval of detention.
Mr Navlakha, one of many a number of civil liberties activists within the Bhima Koregaon case, has been charged underneath the provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) for an alleged conspiracy to topple the federal government.
Gautam Navlakha had surrendered earlier than the NIA on April 14 in pursuance to the Supreme Court’s route and was lodged in Tihar jail.
Though the case in opposition to him is pending in Mumbai, he had surrendered in Delhi because of the COVID-19 lockdown. He was later taken to Mumbai by practice on May 26.
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