New Delhi, October 29,2020: The Supreme Court on Thursday requested the Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court to list before an appropriate bench at the earliest plea for seeking the release of activist and poet Dr P Varavara Rao, an accused in the Bhima Koregaon violence case, on medical grounds.
A bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) SA Bobde said it is “bothered” by how the Bombay High Court has not heard the plea filed by Varavara Rao seeking his release.
The apex court took into note that the last hearing in the bail matter of Rao before the Bombay High Court was on September 17 and asked Rao’s wife to appeal before the High Court and apprise it on her husband’s need for specialised medical treatment.
Pendyala Hemalatha, the wife of 81-year-old Rao, had approached the top court seeking the release of her husband from jail on medical grounds. She had urged to release him on temporary medical bail and sought to allow him to travel to Hyderabad to be with his family.
Rao is charged with sedition and offences under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
Bhima Koregaon violence: SC request Bombay HC to list at earliest Varavara Rao’s bail plea
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