Guwahati (Assam), May 2 (ANI): Gauhati High Court on Monday stayed observations made by the Barpeta district court against the Assam police in the bail order concerning Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani. The court, however, refused to stay the bail granted to the Independent MLA.

New Delhi [India], April 29 (ANI): A local court of Assam has granted bail to Independent MLA Jignesh Mevani in case of alleged assault on a policewoman and he is likely to be released on Saturday, said his lawyer Anghsuman Bora.

Barpeta (Assam) [India], April 29 (ANI): A local court in the Barpeta district of Assam will pass its order on the bail plea of Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani on Friday.

Mumbai Apr 26 PTI Maharashtra Home Minister Dilip Walse Patil on Tuesday cited the arrest of Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani to defend the Mumbai police action against jailed Independent Lok Sabha MP Navneet Rana and her MLA-husband Ravi Rana who have been charged with sedition and promoting enmity over the Hanuman Chalisa rowHe said Mevani the Independent MLA from Gujarats Vadgam town was arrested by the Assam police last week for merely tweeting against Prime Minister Narendra Modi Mevani has been booked under IPC sections 153A promoting enmity between groups 295A malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings 504 provocation with an intention to break public peace and under relevant sections of the IT ActMevani merely tweeted against the Prime Minister but he was arrested and charged The Mumbai police have also initiated action against the Rana duo as per their proper understanding of the law Walse Patil saidMevani who was granted bail in the first case was later arrested by the Assam police for allegedly assaulting a woman police officerWalse Patil speaking to a regional news channel said When a person does some illegal actions it is interpreted within the framework of the law and accordingly charges are invoked against the person Same procedure has been followed here and the Mumbai police took steps against the Ranas as per their best knowledge and wisdom The sedition offence does apply here in case of the lawmaker couple and hence it has been invoked he addedThe home minister said the police action against Navneet Rana the MP from Amravati in eastern Maharashtra and Ravi Rana the MLA from Badnera has withstood legal scrutinyThe Bombay High Court has also accepted our defence and it has so far not granted bail in the case I feel the High Court sees the case the same waHanuman Chalisa rowy as the police Walse Patil saidAfter their arrest on Saturday over the Hanuman Chalisa row the police booked Navneet Rana and Ravi Rana under IPC sections 124A sedition and 153A promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion race place of birth residence language and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony and section 135 of the Mumbai Police Act violation of prohibitory orders of policeThe sedition charge under the Indian Penal Code is defined as an offence committed when any person by words either spoken or written or by signs or by visible representation or otherwise brings or attempts to bring into hatred or contempt or excites or attempts to excite disaffection towards the government established by law in IndiaIt is a non-bailable offence for which punishment ranges from imprisonment up to three years to a life term to which a fine may be added PTI ND RSY RSY

Kokrajhar (Assam) [India], April 24 (ANI): Chief Judicial Magistrate Court in Assam's Kokrajhar rejected Congress MLA Jignesh Mevani's bail petition.

Gujarat Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani on Tuesday extended the support to the Congress. Though he did not formally join the party as he is an independent MLA, he said he is a ‘part of the Congress ideologically’. He explained that if he joins the party he will not be able to continue as MLA. Hitting […]