Overview
- A bench of Justices M. M. Sundresh and Satish Chandra Sharma ordered six weeks’ interim release for Raut, who has been in custody since June 2018.
- His counsel said he suffers from rheumatoid arthritis requiring specialised care unavailable in Taloja prison or at Mumbai’s JJ Hospital.
- The Supreme Court noted that the Bombay High Court granted him bail on September 21, 2023, but that order remains stayed while the NIA’s appeal is heard.
- Counsel for the NIA opposed the relief, pointing to UAPA charges and alleging he transferred funds to the CPI (Maoist).
- The bench scheduled co-accused Jyoti Jagtap’s bail plea for October.