Sudha Bharadwaj Gets Bail On Technicality, But In Jail For Another Week
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The court, however, rejected the default bail plea of eight other co-accused, including Vernon Gonsalves, Arun Ferreira, Rona Wilson, Varavara Rao in the case.
Activist Sudha Bharadwaj, in jail since 2018, was today granted default bail by the Bombay High Court in the Bhima Koregaon case. She will be produced before the special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court on December 8, where the bail conditions will be listed and her release finalised.
The court, however, rejected the default bail plea of eight other co-accused, including Vernon Gonsalves, Arun Ferreira, Rona Wilson, Varavara Rao in the case.
The case pertains to the violence that erupted on January 1, 2018, at an event organised to mark 100 years of the Bhima-Koregaon battle leaving one person dead and several others injured.
As per law, once the maximum period, that is, 60, 90 and 180 days from arrest, provided for an investigation in a case is over and no charge sheet is filed, the accused becomes entitled to be released on bail, which is called the 'default' bail.
