Shoma Sen’s Bail Hearing in SC Adjourned Yet Again, Until January 10

07/12/2023

Newsclick / by Newsclick Report

Sen is an accused in the Bhima Koregaon–Elgar Parishad Maoist links and criminal conspiracy case along with 14 other activists and academics, and is charged under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) (UAPA) Act.
The Supreme Court adjourned English professor Shoma Sen’s bail hearing in the Bhima Koregaon case until January 10, indicating that it would have to examine if any fresh allegations were levelled against her in the supplementary chargesheets.
Read more

---

Supreme Court Adjourns UAPA Accused Shoma Sen’s Bail Hearing Until January 10

07/12/2023

Live Law / by Awstika Das

‘Were Fresh Allegations Made In Supplementary Chargesheets And Did The High Court Consider Them?’ Supreme Court Asks During Shoma Sen’s Bail Hearing
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (December 6), while hearing English professor and Bhima Koregaon-accused Shoma Sen’s plea against a Bombay High Court order asking her to approach a special National Investigation Agency (NIA) for bail, indicated that it would have to examine whether the supplementary chargesheets filed in the case levelled any fresh allegations against her and these were brought on record before the high court.
Read more

---

Supreme Court quotes Watali judgment in Shoma Sen’s bail application

06/12/2023

The Leaflet / by Gurismran Kaur Bakshi

Shoma Sen has been incarcerated for five-and-a-half years and her bail plea has been pending before the Supreme Court for nearly six months.
“[DO] I have to run from court to court just for bail? That cannot be by virtue of Article 21. It has been five-and-a-half years,” decried senior advocate Anand Grover, appearing for women’s rights activist and academic Shoma Sen in a bail plea.
Today, the Supreme Court division Bench comprising Justices Aniruddha Bose and Augustine George Masih partly heard a regular bail application of Sen.
Read more

---

Live Thread by Live Law / @LiveLawIndia (Dec 6)
#SupremeCourt to hear interim medical bail plea of English professor and Bhima Koregaon-accused Shoma Sen on grounds of her deteriorating health.
…
Bench adjourns hearing until tomorrow.
Bose J: Tomorrow, first item.

---

Live Thread by Bar & Bench / @lawbarandbench (Dec 6)
Supreme Court hearing bail plea of Prof Shoma Sen, an accused in the Bhima Koregaon violence case.
ASG KM Nataraj: HC did not have chance to examine on merits, did not look at all the evidence.
Sr Adv Anand Grover for Sen: Her plea is pending in SC for 6 months. We have shown everything to SC and HC.
Justice Aniruddha Bose: Technical point Mr Nataraj is correct.
…
Justice Bose: We will continue tomorrow. Keep it part-heard.

---

Also read:
● Fearing grant of medical bail to Shoma Sen, NIA pleads fast-tracking of hearing of regular bail (The Leaflet / Nov 30, 2023)
● Gonsalves and Ferreira bail judgment: A step in the right direction but where will we go from here? (The Leaflet / Aug 2023)
● “Hopefully waiting” writes Shoma Sen from prison (InSAF India / Jul 2023)

● Shoma Sen moves Supreme Court seeking bail (The Leaflet / April 2023)