High Court reserves order on Sudha Bharadwaj’s plea seeking default bail
The Hindu
The plea filed by the activist points out technical irregularities in the previous ruling.
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday reserved its order on a petition filed by activist Sudha Bharadwaj seeking default bail on the grounds that the judge who took cognizance of the chargesheet in the Bhima Koregaon case was not entitled to do so. A Division Bench of Justices SS Shinde and NJ Jamadar heard advocate Yug Chaudhry, for Ms. Bharadwaj; advocate general of Maharashtra Ashutosh Kumbhakoni; and additional solicitor general Anil Singh representing the National Investigation Agency (NIA), which is probing the case. The plea pointed out that judge K.D. Wadane passed two significant orders, one on November 26, 2018, granting an extension of 180 days for filing the chargesheet as opposed to 90 days as per the Code of Criminal Procedure. The other one was passed on December 21, 2019. Judge Wadane received the chargesheet, took cognizance of it and issued the processes. Mr. Chaudhry showed the two orders having the signature of judge Wadane. In one, it was mentioned as ‘special judge’ and ‘special Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) judge’ in the other.
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