SC allows Varavara Rao to approach NIA court to go Hyderabad for treatment

Hyderabad: The Supreme Court allowed Telugu poet Varavara Rao to approach the special NIA court in Mumbai seeking permission to go to Hyderabad for Cataract Surgery.
82-year-old Varavara Rao is accused of Bhima Koregaon violence of 2018 and has been arrested under the non-bailable Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
The court ordered the trial court to rule on the application within three weeks of its filing and Rao to submit it within two weeks.
A bench presided over by Justice UU Lalit dismissed Rao’s petition with the aforementioned instructions after making clear that it had not made any statements regarding the merits of the plea.
Also Read Bhima Koregaon case: SC grants Varavara Rao bail on medical grounds On Wednesday, senior attorney Anand Grover claimed on behalf of Rao that the cost of medical care in Mumbai is expensive. Rao is from Hyderabad, and a familiar environment would be helpful for his recovery.
Even though the bench had not given the NIA notice of the petition, Additional Solicitor General SV Raju, who was present while the subject was discussed, objected to Rao’s argument.