Activists Arun Ferriera, Vernon Gonsalves Get Bail In Bhima Koregaon Case
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The bail pleas of the two accused, arrested under stringent anti-terror UAPA charges, were rejected by the Bombay High Court in October 2019.
The Supreme Court today granted bail to Elgar Parishad members Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira, accused in the Bhima Koregaon violence case. The bail pleas of the two accused, arrested under stringent anti-terror UAPA charges, were rejected by the Bombay High Court in December 2021.
The two were arrested in August 2018 on charges of inciting violence. Since then, both of them were lodged in Mumbai's Taloja jail.
The Court granted bail considering the fact that they have been under custody for over 5 years. Although the allegations against them are serious, that alone cannot be the sole ground to deny bail and justify their continued detention pending the trial, the Court stated.
