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Supreme Court: Gautam Navlakha will have to pay Rs 1 crore 64 lakh to the Maharashtra government, said the big decision of the Supreme Court; You will have to pay the house arrest bill yourself
HARYANA NEWS HUB (Bureau): house arrest bill He will have to pay the expenses for the security provided during his stay under house arrest. The court said that he cannot avoid paying the expenses incurred by the Maharashtra government on the deployment of policemen for security, because he You will have to pay the bill for house arrest yourself,
so you cannot avoid the responsibility of bearing the expenses of the police personnel provided by the Maharashtra Government for security during the house arrest. Navlakha is under house arrest in the public library in Mumbai from November 2022
Navlakha will have to pay the house arrest amount: Supreme Court
A bench of Justices MM Sundaresh and SVN Bhatti made the remarks after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) said Navlakha owed the agency about Rs 1.64 crore. Gautam Navlakha will have to face difficulties in paying this amount.
"If you have sought it (home arrest), you will have to pay (the cost of the security cover). You cannot escape your liability," the bench told the lawyer appearing for Navlakha.
Navlakha had earlier paid Rs 10 lakh: NIA
Navlakha's lawyer expressed willingness to pay for the detention but raised objections about the amount. Additional Solicitor General (ASG) SV Raju, representing the NIA, said, "A large number of police personnel have been deployed for security during his detention. Navlakha had earlier paid Rs 10 lakh and now he is no longer paying." It is increasing every day and they cannot escape from it."
On this Navlakha's lawyer said that there is no problem in payment but the issue is of calculation. On March 7, Navlakha's lawyer had disputed the figure of security expenditure in the apex court and accused the agency of 'extortion'.
Police personnel were deployed round the clock during house arrest:
SV Raju said Rs 1.64 crore was outstanding and Navlakha would have to pay for the security provided during his detention. Raju said a large number of police personnel have been deployed round the clock for his security during his detention.
Navlakha arrested under UAPA:
Navlakha, who was arrested in August 2018, had moved the apex court requesting that he be kept under house arrest instead of judicial custody in Maharashtra's Taloja jail. After which, on November 10, 2022, the Supreme Court allowed Navlakha to be placed under house arrest due to his deteriorating health.
Navlakha, one of several civil liberties activists involved in the Bhima Koregaon case, has been booked under stringent provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) for alleged conspiracy to topple the government. He was arrested by the investigating agency in April 2020.
