The Supreme Court on Friday raised doubts about the reasonableness of its own order passed in November 2022, allowing 70-year-old activist Gautam Navlakha to be shifted out of Taloja Jail into house arrest in a Navi Mumbai building atop a library.
Mr. Navlakha is facing charges under the draconian Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act or UAPA in the Bhima Koregaon-Elgar Parishad case. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has accused him of having Maoist links.
A Bench led by Justice M.M. Sundresh orally observed whether such an elaborate exception made for just one man was excessive and amounts to a wrong precedent.
