Mumbai: Arrested more than three years ago in the case of Elgar Parishad, lawyers Sudha Bharadwaj (59) is likely to get out of byculla prison on Thursday morning.
Bharadwwaj was produced before the Special Nia Court on Wednesday, the day after the Supreme Court to enforce the command of the Bombay High Court provided a default guarantee in its last week.
Estacious about 16 conditions, Nia’s special judge said that he had to provide cash security of Rs 50,000.
“He will live in the jurisdiction of this court.
He will not leave the jurisdiction of this court in Mumbai because it was released on the guarantee, without the permission of this court,” said the Special Judge de Kothalikar.
The court also said that Bharadwaj must attend the trial regularly and it should not be postponed because of him.
Dress in green kurta, his face was covered with a blue cloth mask, Bharadwaj was brought to court around 11:35 a.m.
He smiled when he met his lawyer in court.
His daughter was also present.
When the procedure in the court session was finished only before 6pm, the prison could not process his release before the deadline.
Last week, HC had directed him produced before the Special Nia Court so that it could determine the amount and condition of the guarantee.
The Special Nia Court also said that Sudha Bharadwaj was to submit a list of at least three blood relatives with the address of housing and their detailed employment and documentary evidence showed the detail truth produced by it.
At this point, Bharadwaj told the court, “I only have girls.” The court also said that he was not to make a statement about the delayed process in front of the court, in any form of the media.
However, advocate Bharadwaj, Yug Chaudhary, opposed this and said that his fundamental rights should not be reprimanded.
“He must be allowed to write articles,” he said.
Previously, he also looked for a number of low security deposits to be set.
Chaudhary also told the court that he was a lawyer who practiced in Chhattisgarh and had to work to make a living.
He urged the court to allow him to travel between Maharashtra and other countries, including Chhattisgarh, Haryana and Delhi.
“He must make a living …
pay his lawyer,” said the lawyer.
To facilitate his release on Wednesday, the lawyer also asked for cash guarantee.
Procecutor of Special Public Prakash Shetty urged the court to improve the number of guarantees of One Lakh Hospital.
He also said that there was a chance of Bharadwaj damaging evidence and that he had to mark his presence at Nia’s office at least once a month.
However, the court said he had to report to the nearest police station through whatsapp video calls every two weeks.
The court added, “There will be no visitor meeting, besides being near relatives, where the defendant will live, in the jurisdiction of this court.” The court said that Bharadwaj should not obey similar activities alleged by him.
“He will not try to build communication with co-accus or other people who are directly involved or indirectly in similar activities or make international calls for someone involved in similar activities as expected to him, through any communication mode,” said the court .
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“The defendant will not abuse freedom,” said the court.
Among the 15 defendants, Bharadwaj was the second to get a guarantee.
Poet and activist Varavara Rao came out on a temporary guarantee on the health page.
The 16th allegations, Fr Stan Swamy (84), were submitted at Taloja Jail, died in July.