A special court on Tuesday rejected the interim bail plea of former Nagpur University professor Shoma Sen, who was arrested in the Elgar Parishad case in 2018.
Sen has submitted through his lawyers Sharif Shaikh and Kritika Agarwal that he is suffering from high blood pressure, blood pressure and other ailments which make him vulnerable. COVID-19.
He said that since guidelines have been issued by the government regarding the release of a certain category of prisoners on bail due to the pandemic, their release should be considered.
Special Public Prosecutor Prakash Shetty said similar petitions filed by other accused were earlier dismissed and COVID-19 could no longer be a ground for release. To this, Shaikh argued that the information regarding COVID-19 is still there.
Special Judge Dinesh E Kothalikar said, “The jail authority will follow the medical protocol and provide appropriate medical assistance to the applicant (Sen), if required.”
On Tuesday, the court also accepted an application filed by activist Rona Wilson, seeking extension of his temporary bail by three days. Wilson was granted bail earlier this month for two weeks for attending rituals following his father’s death last month. The NIA did not oppose his plea, following which the court said Wilson could return to jail on September 30 instead of September 27.
The court, however, rejected an application filed by the defense lawyers of Elgar Parishad co-accused Honey Babu, Gautam Navlakha and Sudha Bharadwaj, seeking a copy of the draft charges submitted by the NIA to the court.
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