Period of house arrest cannot be counted as custody, says judgeThe Supreme Court on Wednesday refused bail to activist Gautam Navlakha in the Bhima Koregaon violence case. Mr. Navlakha challenged the dismissal of his bail plea by the Bombay High Court on February 8. Mr. Navlakha was under house arrest for 34 days between August 28, 2018, and October 1, 2018 (excluding the last day). The lawyer submitted that Mr. Navlakha had applied for default bail on June 11 last year. We say chargesheet was filed after 90th day and thus Navlakha ought to be released on default bail,” the lawyer had argued.

Source: The Hindu May 12, 2021 06:13 UTC