Elgar Parishad Case: Bombay HC Seeks NIA's Reply On Gautam Navlakha's Bail Plea
News 18Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Friday issued a notice to the National Investigation Agency, seeking its response to a bail plea filed by activist Gautam Navlakha, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-alleged Maoist links case. The bench was hearing a plea filed by Navlakha, challenging a special court order of July 12 this year that rejected his plea for statutory bail. Navlakha had sought statutory or default bail before the special court on the ground that he had been in custody for over 90 days, but the prosecution had failed to file a charge sheet in the case within this period. It had also sought an extension for filing of chargehseet and the special court had at the time accepted the NIA’s plea seeking extension of 90 to 180 days to file the charge sheet against Navlakha and his co-accused, activist Dr Anand Teltumbde.