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Maharashtra: Reply to Vernon Gonsalves’ plea challenging arrest, HC tells state

Maharashtra: Reply to Vernon Gonsalves’ plea challenging arrest, HC tells state

The Asian Age / By The Asian Age

Gonsalves was arrested along with other activists Arun Ferreira, Sudha Bharadwaj, P Varavara Rao and Gautam Navlakha last year in the case.
The Bombay high court has refused to give immediate relief to Vernon Gonsalves, an accused in the Bhima-Koregaon violence case. Mr Gonsalves had challenged the extension given by the district court to the police to file a charge sheet in the case. The HC has directed the state to file a reply by April 9.
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Bombay High Court extends pre-arrest relief of Anand Teltumbde till March 12

Bombay High Court extends pre-arrest relief of Anand Teltumbde till March 12

Free Press Journal / By Staff Reporter

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday extended the pre-arrest relief of Dalit scholar Anand Teltumbde, till March 12. This means, the Pune Police, which is investigating the Bhima-Koregaon violence case, cannot arrest Teltumbde, one of the several human rights’ activists, till March 12.
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Supplementary chargesheet in Bhima Koregaon case has nothing

Supplementary chargesheet in Bhima Koregaon case has nothing

Mumbai Mirror / By Shruti Ganapatye

In the supplementary chargesheet filed by the Pune police on the Bhima Koregaon violence case, the state has once again failed to establish that the arrested activists were involved in the violence. The chargesheet mostly relies on statements by the three surrendered naxals trying to link the activists with Maoist activities.
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Elgar Parishad case: HC reserves order on bail plea of activist Sudha Bharadwaj

Elgar Parishad case: HC reserves order on bail plea of activist Sudha Bharadwaj

Hindustan Times / By Kanchan Chaudhary

Bharadwaj, a professor at NLU, Delhi, was arrested on October 27, 2018, for allegedly being part of a banned Maoist organisation and inciting violence after the Elgar Parishad was held in Pune. The Bombay high court (HC) on Thursday reserved the order on the bail application of civil rights activist Sudha Bharadwaj, who was arrested by the Pune police in connection with the Elgar Parishad case. Justice Nitin Sambre said he will pronounce the order on March 11.
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Gadling: “Seized documents sans copies to accused can´t be relied on in bail matter”

Gadling: “Seized documents sans copies to accused can´t be relied on in bail matter”

Times of India / By Vishwas Kothari

Activist-lawyer Surendra Gadling argued before the special UAPA court on Tuesday that the electronic documents the Pune police seized in the Elgar Parishad case could not be relied on while deciding his bail plea because the prosecution had not yet provided their cloned copies to him and the other accused.
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Supplementary chargesheet brings little new information to the case

Supplementary chargesheet brings little new information to the case

Scroll.in/ By Mridula Chari

A new accused has been added to the case, along with claims that poet Varavara Rao helped to procure weapons from Nepal.
The Pune police on Thursday filed a supplementary chargesheet against four human rights activists, poet Varavara Rao, lawyer Arun Ferreira, and human rights activists Vernon Gonsalves and Sudha Bharadwaj.
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Bombay HC Extends Interim Bail Of Anand Teltumbde Till Feb 27

Bombay HC Extends Interim Bail Of Anand Teltumbde Till Feb 27

Live Law / By Live Law News Network

The Bombay High Court today extended till February 27 the interim protection from arrest granted to activist and academic Anand Teltumbde.
While Teltumbde’s plea seeking anticipatory bail was listed for hearing Friday, a single bench presided over by Justice N W Sambre adjourned the hearing and extended Teltumbde’s protection at the request of the latter’s counsel. Teltumbde is one of the 22 accused in the Elgar Parishad-Bhima Koregaon case.
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Maharastra told to file say on Surendra Gadling’s plea for seized e-data’s cloned copies

Maharastra told to file say on Surendra Gadling’s plea for seized e-data’s cloned copies

Times of India / By Vishwas Kothari

Officiating UAPA judge S S Gosavi on Friday asked the state prosecution to file a written say on activist Surendra Gadling’s plea seeking cloned copies of the 25 terabyte electronic data police seized in the Elgar Parishad case from all the arrested accused.
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