HC held mini-trial to give Teltumbde bail: NIA to SC

Challenging Bombay HC’sbail to Elgar Parishad case accused Anand Teltumbde, NIA told the SC that the high court conducted “a mini-trial and a roving inquiry analysing each and every document as well as statements of witnesses, which was contrary to settled judicial principles”.

- Dhananjay.Mahapatra timesgroup.com

It further said the HC “perused the charges and the chargesheet in isolation and made observations that would influence the trial, thus erring to notice that laws dealing with national security should not be interpreted with a strict yardstick as compared to other laws”. The SC has posted the appeal for hearing on Friday.

NIA moves SC over bail for Teltumbde, hearing on Fri

New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) moved the Supreme Court on Tuesday against the November 18 order of the Bombay high court granting bail to Elgar Parishad case accused Anand Teltumbde, who is facing charges under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for his alleged involvement in activities of the banned CPI (Maoist).