The Bombay High Court on Friday sought the National Investigation Agency’s response to a petition by activist-poet Varavara Rao, who is out on bail in the Bhima Koregaon case, seeking permission to permanently relocate from Mumbai to Hyderabad, Live Law reported.
A division bench of Justices AS Gadkari and Kamal Khata directed the probe agency to file its reply within two weeks, when it will hear the matter.
Rao had approached the High Court after a special National Investigation Agency court in Mumbai on March 16 dismissed his application to move to Hyderabad, Bar and Bench reported.
In his petition, he said that living in Mumbai had become difficult because of his age, health complications and increasing living expenses, according to the legal news outlet.
The 85-year-old told the court that he and his 76-year-old wife require the support of family members in Hyderabad, where he owns a house and has relatives.
Rao further said that his monthly expenses in Mumbai exceed Rs 77,000 while his pension is approximately Rs 50,000.
He was arrested in August 2018 from his Hyderabad residence and is out on medical bail granted to him by the Supreme Court in August 2022.
The bail conditions mandate the trial court’s permission to travel outside its jurisdiction.
In September, the Supreme Court declined to modify this bail condition.
On May 15, the NIA sought...
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