Bhima Koregaon Case: Supreme Court To Hear Gautam Navlakha's Plea For Default Bail As First Item Tomorrow
Live LawOn the request of the National Investigation Agency, the Supreme Court today adjourned the hearing on Bhima Koregaon accused Gautam Navlakha's bail plea to 10:30 a.m. on Friday as the first item on the board.Appearing before a bench headed by Justice UU Lalit, ASG SV Raju advanced, "I am seeking only one day's accommodation. On the request of the National Investigation Agency, the Supreme Court today adjourned the hearing on Bhima Koregaon accused Gautam Navlakha's bail plea to 10:30 a.m. on Friday as the first item on the board. Keep yourself available" Activist and Journalist Gautam Navlakha who is an accused in the Elgar Parishad – Maoist links case moved the Supreme Court challenging Bombay High Court's recent order rejecting his bail application. However the High Court, observed that, the time spent in "unlawful custody" cannot be included while computing the 90 days period prescribed for grant of default bail under section 167 of the Criminal Procedure Code.