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Bhima Koregaon Case: SC Grants Bail To Activist Shoma Sen

The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to professor and women’s rights activist Shoma Sen, accused in Bhima Koregaon case.

Sen was booked under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act 1967 due to alleged Maoist links. The charges are related to the Bhima Koregaon case, stirring significant debate on civil liberties and dissent in India.

A bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Augustine George Masih granted her bail.

The relief was granted by the bench, factoring in the accused’s age, health concerns, and the delay in framing charges.

However, the bench also directed Sen to follow certain conditions, with a warning that the bail would be cancelled if any of the conditions were violated or not complied with.

The top court said Sen shall inform NIA about her residence. She shall use only one mobile number. The court said that she would not leave the State of Maharashtra and surrender the passport.

The bench further said that if the conditions are breached, it would be open to prosecution to seek cancellation of bail.

Sen and others were booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 in connection with the 2018 caste-based violence that broke out at Bhima Koregaon in Pune.

They were also booked for having alleged links with the proscribed outfit, Communist Party of India (Maoists).

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Mankrit Kaur

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