GAUTAM NAVLAKHA

Charges

Sections 153A (promote enmity between different groups on the basis of religion, caste, class), 505(1B) (publishes something to cause alarm in the minds of the public), Section 34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention), 120(B) (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 13 (Punishment for unlawful activities), 16 ( Punishment for terrorist act), 17 (Punishment for raising funds for terrorist act), 18 (Punishment for conspiracy), 18B (Punishment for recruiting of any person or persons for terrorist act), 20 (Punishment for being member of terrorist gang or organisation), 38 (Offence relating to membership of a terrorist organisation) and 40 (Offence of raising fund for a terrorist organisation) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.

Timeline

August 31, 2021

Navlakha moves Bombay HC seeking house arrest till the end of trial. He also appeals to be shifted out of Taloja prison for a medical check up citing a lump in his chest

August 24, 2021

Mumbai Sessions Court rejects his bail for release on grounds of old age and vulnerability to Covid-19

May 12, 2021

SC dismisses his plea for default bail

May 26, 2020

Navlakha is transferred to Taloja Central Jail in Navi Mumbai

April 14, 2020

On SC’s directions, Gautam Navlakha surrenders to the National Investigation Agency (NIA)

February 14, 2020

Bombay HC dismisses his anticipatory bail application, however grants protection from arrest for four weeks

November 12, 2019

Mumbai Sessions Court dismisses his anticipatory bail application

September 28, 2019

Supreme Court extends the relief of house arrest to Navlakha and four other human rights activists

August 28, 2018

Pune Police reach Gautam Navlakha’s residence to arrest him. The same day, Delhi HC directs that Navlakha be kept under house arrest with two guards of the Special Cell, Delhi Police along with the Pune Police