NAGPUR: Bail cannot be refused either as pre-trial punishment or to cater to or douse the collective anger and outrage of the society, the Nagpur bench of Bombay high court said on Wednesday.
“Despite the existence of a prima facie case, bail can be granted particularly if the offence is not punishable with death or life imprisonment. Unless there is some material in prosecution’s possession to suggest that the petitioner, albeit under suspension, will flee from the course of justice or will subvert the trial or influence witnesses, there is no purpose in continuing incarceration,” justice Rohit Deo said before granting bail to Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer Vinod Shivkumar.
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Activist Varavara Rao Gets Bail in 2016 Surjagarh Iron Ore Mine Arson Case
Justice Swapna Joshi granted bail to Rao on similar grounds on which the principal bench of the high court on Monday granted bail to him in the Elgar Parishad case.
Varavara Rao being taken away by the police on August 28, 2018. Credit: PTI/Files
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Nagpur: The Nagpur bench of Bombay high court on Tuesday granted interim bail on medical grounds to ailing poet-activist Varavara Rao in connection with a 2016 Surjagarh iron ore mine arson case.
Rao, 82, and advocate Surendra Gadling were arrested by the Gadchiroli police in Maharashtra in February 2019 in connection with the case.
Bombay HC grants bail to Varavara Rao in 2016 Surajgarh mines arson case on medical grounds
Bombay HC grants bail to Varavara Rao in 2016 Surajgarh mines arson case on medical grounds
Varavara Rao is one of the accused in the 2016 Gadchiroli arson case where Maoists had burnt down at least 80 vehicles used for transporting iron ore from Surajgarh mines.
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UPDATED: February 23, 2021 21:06 IST
File photo of P Varavarao Rao being produced before a court in Pune in connection with the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case (Photo Credits: PTI)
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Varavara Rao (82) has been granted bail in the Gadchiroli arson case for six months