Court's bail conditions for Varavara Rao: Reside in Mumbai, no visitors at home, don't contact co-accused
The Hindu
The court has asked poet-activist Varavara Rao not to indulge in any “criminal activities, similar to the case against him or otherwise” while on bail at his Mumbai residence
A special court here has directed poet-activist P. Varavara Rao — an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case who was recently granted bail on medical grounds by the Supreme Court — to reside in Mumbai and not leave the city without its permission.
It also restricted Rao from having a "gathering of visitors" at his residence in Mumbai, and asked him not to indulge in any "criminal activities, similar to the case against him or otherwise" and not to contact any co-accused in the case or any other person involved in similar activities.
The apex court had granted bail to Rao on August 10.
His bail conditions were set by the special court hearing cases related to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) recently, the details of which were made available on Saturday.
The bail conditions mandate Rao to reside within the area of greater Mumbai and not leave the city without prior permission of the NIA court.
He shall furnish the detailed address of his residence in greater Mumbai and his contact number, along with the numbers of his three close relatives and persons residing with him, the court said.
It directed the accused not to make any statement to media — be it print, electronic and social — regarding to the case.
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