New Delhi,Jul 6 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Monday set aside the Delhi High Court order in Bhima Koragaon case which questioned the National Investigation Agency on shifting the activist Gautam Navlakha from Delhi to a Mumbai jail.
The Bench of Apex Court comprising Justices Arun Mishra, Naveen Sinha and Indira Bannerjee stated that it was not under the jurisdiction of the Delhi HC.
On May 27, the Delhi HC passed the order asking the NIA to produce the records for the transfer of Navlakha from Delhi to Mumbai.
The Delhi HC also commented that the probe agency had showed an "inexplicable frantic hurry" as well as "unseemly haste" in taking Navlakha away from jurisdiction after his arrest, as his interim bail was pending consideration.
Following the HC order, the NIA moved the Supreme Court with a petition against the ruling.
Setting aside the HC order, the Bench also ordered the removal of the comments made against the investigation agency.
The case pertains to violence that marred the bicentenary of Bhima-Koregaon war in Pune in 2018. It was alleged that the violence was ignited by an event "Elgar Parishad" held a day earlier--Dec 31, 2017--where several activists having 'maoist' links participated.
In April this year, Navlakha surrendered before the NIA. Navlakha, one of the five activists arrested, was charged under the stringent Unlawful Activities Prevention Act.
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