Overview
- The court relaxed a 2023 bail restriction and allowed the 73-year-old Elgar Parishad–Bhima Koregaon accused to live at his Delhi home until the trial begins.
- Conditions recorded in court include surrendering his passport, weekly Saturday reporting at a local Delhi police station, and not leaving Delhi without the Mumbai special court’s permission.
- He must appear before the special NIA court in Mumbai when required, including at the framing of charges and on subsequent dates unless formally exempted.
- Judges noted there was no material showing a flight risk and acknowledged his uprootedness from family and finances after years of delay with charges yet to be framed.
- The NIA opposed relocation on precedent grounds, warning other out-of-state accused could seek similar relief, but the bench declined to dilute the weekly reporting requirement.