On April 18, the Supreme Court has granted bail to Sivasagar MLA Akhil Gogoi in connection with a case related to anti-CAA protests and suspected Maoist links.
Supreme Court Grants Bail To Akhil Gogoi
It is mentioned a bench of Justices V Ramasubramanian and Pankaj Mithal affirmed a Gauhati High Court order which had set aside the MLA’s discharge.
Earlier, the High Court had permitted the NIA to seek framing of charges in the special court against Akhil Gogoi and three of his associates related to anti-CAA protests and suspected Maoist links. The High Court’s order had come on an appeal of the NIA challenging the order of a special NIA court giving clean chit to Akhil Gogoi and three of his associates.
The other three accused were Dhaijya Konwar, Bittu Sonowal and Manash Konwar, all of whom got bail in the NIA case. Akhil Gogoi was the only one whose bail was rejected by the court. Gogoi was released after spending 567 days in jail once Special NIA Judge Pranjal Das cleared him along with the three others of all charges.
