A bench comprising justices M.R. Shah and Bela M. Trivedi said the Bombay High Court unfortunately passed the order only on grounds of invalid and irregular sanction and did not consider the matter on merits. The bench noted that offences alleged under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) are serious in nature and are against society and the unity of the country.Seni
Maoist-links case: The bench also rejected Saibaba s request for putting him under house arrest in view of his physical disability and health conditions.
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New Delhi, Oct. 15 (PTI): The Supreme Court on Saturday suspended the Bombay High Court order acquitting former Delhi University (DU) professor G N Saibaba and others in a Maoist-links case. The top court rejected Saibaba’s request to order his release from jail due to his disability and health conditions and put him under house arrest after the Maharashtra government opposed the prayer, saying nowadays, there is a new tendency of “urban naxals” to seek house arrest. The high court acquitted Saibaba and others in the case on Friday. An apex court bench of justices M R Shah and Bela M Trivedi, which sat on a non-working day to hear the matter, rejected Saibaba’s request for putting him under house arrest in view of his physical disability and health conditions. “We are of the opinion that it is a fit case for exercise of power under section 390, CrPC (Code of Criminal Procedure) and suspend the impugned order of the high court,” the bench said. It sta