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Elgar Parishad Case: Supreme Court Grants Six-Week Interim Bail to Activist Mahesh Raut on Medical Grounds
Mahesh Raut, suffering from rheumatoid arthritis, was granted six-week medical bail by the Supreme Court due to lack of specialized treatment in prison, court records state.
- On September 16, 2025, the Supreme Court of India in New Delhi ordered a six-week temporary release for activist Mahesh Raut due to health-related reasons.
- Raut, arrested in June 2018 for his alleged role in the Elgar Parishad-Bhima Koregaon violence case, had previously been granted bail by the Bombay High Court, which faced delays due to appeals by the NIA.
- Raut suffers from rheumatoid arthritis and requires specialized medical care reportedly unavailable in prison or at Mumbai's JJ Hospital, prompting his counsel to petition for bail on health grounds.
- The Supreme Court panel overseeing the case observed that there was no evidence linking Raut to any direct or indirect terrorist activities, although it acknowledged prima facie allegations under the UAPA and confirmed his association with the CPI .
- This interim bail suggests judicial acknowledgement of Raut's medical needs while his legal proceedings on serious charges under UAPA relating to the 2017 Elgar Parishad event continue.
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Elgar Parishad case: SC grants interim bail for six weeks to key accused on medical grounds
The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted interim bail to Elgar Parishad-Bhima Koregaon case accused Mahesh Raut on medical grounds. The order came from a bench of Justices MM Sundresh and Satish Chandra Sharma while hearing Raut's petition against his incarceration despite being granted bail earlier by the Bombay High Court. Senior advocate CU Singh, appearing for Raut, submitted before the bench that his client was suffering from rheumatoid arthrit…
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