After hearing the special leave petition filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), the Supreme Court on Friday upheld the bail granted to Anand Teltumbde by Bombay High Court while dismissing the plea by the NIA. Though the bench comprising of CJI Chandrachud and Justice Hima Kohli said it would... The post appeared first on .

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday approached the Supreme Court against the Bombay High Court order granting bail to Dalit rights activist and scholar Anand Teltumbde, booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in the Bhima Koregaon case.

The Bombay High Court, in its order granting bail to Bhima-Koregaon Elgar Parishad case accused Anand Teltumbde, said prima facie “it cannot be concluded that Teltumbde has indulged in a terrorist act”.  Sections 16 (punishment for terrorist act), 18 (punishment for conspiracy), and 20 (Punishment for being member of terrorist... The post appeared first on .

The Bombay High Court, in its order granting bail to Bhima-Koregaon Elgar Parishad case accused Anand Teltumbde, said prima facie “it cannot be concluded that Teltumbde has indulged in a terrorist act”.  Sections 16 (punishment for terrorist act), 18 (punishment for conspiracy), and 20 (Punishment for being member of terrorist... The post appeared first on .

Mumbai Mar 30 PTI Academic Anand Teltumbde an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoists links case told the Bombay High Court on Wednesday that the National Investigation Agency NIA had labelled him a terrorist without attributing to him any direct act of violence Teltumbdes counsel Mihir Desai told the high court that while the NIA had claimed in its charge sheet in the case that Teltumbde was part of terrorist organisations and that he abetted terrorist activities he had not been charged directly for any particular act of violence in the case For one to be called a terrorist there must be an act of violence Desai told a bench of Justices S B Shukre and G A Sanap He was arguing on Teltumbdes behalf seeking bail for him in the case It is going to be my argument that a terrorist activity involves some type of violence Now it is not even their case that I was involved in any violence In that case you NIA cannot say that I Teltumbde am a terrorist Desai argued Desai further argued that while the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act UAPA under which Teltumbde and his co-accused have been charged in the case imposed stringent restrictions on geabt of bail the high court must keep in mind several Supreme Court judgements which mandate that an accused must not be kept behind bars endlessly without a trial or in cases where trials went on for long The trial in the present case is not likely to begin anytime soon he said Anand Teltumbde has written 16 books on the issue of caste in India He is active in civil rights movements since 35 years Hes reached the zenith in his career as well Desai said There are certain letters that have been found by the NIA from the computer of one Rona Wilson co-accused and they apparently say that one Anand was involved in certain anti-national activities Desai said He argued that while hearing the bail plea the high court will have to consider that even if eventually the authenticity of the said letters was probed in court and they were admitted as evidence would the mere mention of the name Anand be adequate to convict Teltumbde in the case If the court feels that I Teltumbde cannot be convicted based on the evidence before the court then I will be entitled to bail Desai said The high court will continue hearing the plea further on Thursday PTI AYA NP NP

Thane : Gadchiroli Guardian Minister (Shivsena) Eknath Shinde while addressing media on the anti naxal operation, said that it was ‘biggest action taken’ in the country in past one year and congratulated the police for the same. “26 Naxalites have been killed in an encounter with Naxalites in Gadchiroli yesterday (November 13). This is the biggest action taken in the country in the last year. I congratulated the police. 4 police personnel were injured and they were immediately admitted to the hospital,” said Shinde.