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Maharashtra moves SC after Bombay High Court denies extra time for Bhima-Koregaon probe

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The Bombay High Court Wednesday quashed a lower court’s decision to allow Maharashtra Police more time to conclude the Bhima-Koregaon investigation.

New Delhi: The Maharashtra government Thursday moved the Supreme Court challenging the Bombay High Court order by which the extension of time granted to state police to conclude probe in the Koregaon Bhima violence case was set aside.

The Bombay High Court Wednesday had quashed the lower court’s decision by which the Maharashtra Police was granted more time to conclude the investigation and file the chargesheet in the violence case in which several rights activist had been made accused.

A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi considered the submissions of lawyer Nishant Katneshwar, appearing for the Maharashtra government, that the appeal needed to be heard on an urgent basis.

The lawyer said if the high court order is not stayed then accused in the violence case would become entitled for grant of statutory bail for want of non-filing of chargesheet within the stipulated period.

The bench, which also comprises Justices S.K. Kaul and K.M. Joseph, said the appeal of the Maharashtra government would be heard on 26 October.

Earlier, the apex court had refused to interfere with the arrest of five rights activists by the Maharashtra Police in connection with the Koregaon-Bhima violence case and declined to appoint a SIT for probe into their arrest.

The Maharashtra Police had arrested five activists — Varavara Rao, Arun Ferreira, Vernon Gonsalves, Sudha Bharadwaj and Gautam Navlakha — in connection with an FIR lodged following a conclave — ‘Elgaar Parishad’ — held last year that had later triggered violence at Koregaon-Bhima village in the state. –PTI

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  1. how many months gone by – is the shah bhai modi bhai hoping that Chattisgarh elections go by – so that various land related issues of Dalits and tribal’s in various states are brushed under the carpet till after the elections and protest and votes against the government stifled. Amazing plan sir jee. Good interstate co-ordination too.

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