The
Supreme Court on Monday refused to grant interim bail to activist Jyoti Jagtap,
who is in jail in connection with the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case.
A
bench comprising justices MM Sundresh and Aravind Kumar also adjourned the
hearing on the main bail plea of the activist.
"We
are not inclined to give interim bail", Justice Subdresh said.
Jagtap
has moved the apex court challenging the October 17, 2022 order of the high
court that refused to grant her bail, saying the National Investigation
Agency's (NIA) case against her was "prima facie true" and that she
was part of a "larger conspiracy" hatched by the banned CPI (Maoist)
outfit.
The
high court had said Jagtap was an active member of the Kabir Kala Manch (KKM)
group, which during its stage play at the Elgar Parishad conclave held in Pune
on December 31, 2017 gave not only "aggressive, but highly provocative
slogans".
The
2017 Elgar Parishad conclave was held at Shaniwarwada, an 18th-century
palace-fort located in the heart of Pune city.
Jagtap,
accused of singing and raising provocative slogans at the conclave along with
other KKM members, was arrested in September 2020 and has been lodged at the
Byculla women's prison in Mumbai since then.
According
to the investigators, provocative speeches that were allegedly made at the
conclave triggered violence at Koregaon-Bhima on the outskirts of Pune on
January 1, 2018.
Jagtap is lodged in jail for offences under the Unlawful Activities
(Prevention) Act.