The release of activist Gautam Navlakha, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoists links case, was delayed yet again on Wednesday as the National Investigation Agency (NIA) raised safety concerns about the premises in Navi Mumbai.
A special court was informed about the rejection by Navlakha’s lawyer on Monday. Navlakha’s plea for house arrest was permitted by the Supreme Court last Thursday.
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Elgar Parishad case: Court allows Sudha Bharadwaj to access books from outside jail
A special NIA court judge directed the jail superintendent to allow Bharadwaj have access to five books a month from outside the prison in central Mumbai.
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MUMBAI: A special NIA court has allowed activist Sudha Bharadwaj, an accused in the Elgar Parishad- Maoists links case, to access books from outside Byculla prison, where she is lodged, according to an order made available on Wednesday.
Special NIA court judge DE Kothalikar allowed a plea of Bharadwaj in this regard on Tuesday.
Court Allows Elgar Parishad Case Accused Sudha Bharadwaj to Access Books from Outside Jail
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A special NIA court has allowed activist Sudha Bharadwaj, an accused in the Elgar Parishad- Maoists links case, to access books from outside Byculla prison, where she is lodged, according to an order made available on Wednesday. Special NIA court judge DE Kothalikar allowed a plea of Bharadwaj in this regard on Tuesday.
The judge directed the jail superintendent to allow Bharadwaj have access to five books a month from outside the prison in central Mumbai. Last month Bharadwaj, and co-accused Gautam Navlakha and Delhi University professor Hany Babu had filed separate pleas through their lawyer Chandni Chawla seeking access to books and newspapers from outside prison.