[Bhima Koregaon case] Bombay High Court rejects plea by Varavara Rao for permanent bail; extends temporary bail for 3 months

A bench of SB Shukre and GA Sanap also rejected the application by Rao to stay in Telangana during the duration of bail.

“The present petition seeking permanent bail is dismissed. Plea seeking modification of bail to go to Telangana is dismissed,” the Court said.

The Court, however, extended for three more months an earlier order granting him temporary bail.

Rao had been granted temporary medical bail by an earlier Division Bench in February 2021 for a period of six months.

When the six month was about to expire, Rao filed for extension of medical bail in February 2021 and modification of the conditions of bail.

However, in line with objection by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), the High Court also instructed Rao to file a petition with fresh grounds.

In this backdrop, Rao filed three separate pleas through Advocate R Satyanarayanan:

1. An application seeking extension of the interim bail granted in February 2021;

2. A writ petition seeking permanent bail on medical grounds; and

3. An application seeking permission to stay in Hyderabad during the duration of bail on the grounds that staying in Mumbai is expensive.

Source: Barandbench