In a big relief to poet and activist Varavara Rao, the Bombay High Court has granted bail to him on medical grounds for six months. The 81-year-old poet, an accused in the Bhima Koregaon case, for a period of six months.

A division bench of Justice SS Shinde and Justice Manish Pitale granted the bail to Rap. The bench also directed that the poet be discharged from Nanavati Hospital. Rao was granted bail on the condition that he remains in Mumbai and be available for investigation whenever needed.The bench said, “We feel this is a genuine and fit case to grant relief or else we will be abdicating our constitutional duties as a protector of human rights and right to health covered under right to life of Article 21 of the Constitution.”  The bench further added, “although the material on record shows that the health condition of the under-trial is precarious, we feel that his condition is precarious, sending him back to prison is fraught with the risk.” 

Rao was arrested in 2018 in connection with the Bhima Koregaon case and has been behind the bars since then. He tested positive for Corona in jail and has since been in and out of the hospitals due to his health.

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