Team News Riveting
Mumbai, October 17
The Bombay High Court on Monday rejected the regular bail application filed by Jyoti Jagtap, one of the youngest accused in the 2018 Bhima Koregaon case.
Jagtap, allegedly part of the banned performance group by the name Kabir Kala Manch (KKM), had appealed in the High Court after a Special National Investigation Act (NIA) court rejected her bail application on February 14.
The high court bench of Justice A S Gadkari and Milind Jadhav rejected the appeal today. The bench observed that the NIA case was prima facie true and considering the evidences against Jagtap, the appeal challenging rejection of bail by Special Court stood dismissed.
Jagtap is reported to be a member of the KKM, a banned organization under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA). The cultural group has been reportedly working for the social causes through their music and poetry. It was formed after the Gujarat riots of 2002.
Jagtap was arrested on September 8, 2020 by the NIA and was charge sheeted on October 9, 2020.
High Court began hearing her bail plea on September 13. After extensively hearing the appeal for seven dates, it had reserved the appeal for orders on October 4.
