: Bhima Koregaon case: Stan Swamy has the right to clear his reputation, Jesuits tell Bombay HC #IndiaNEWS The counsel and family of tribal rights activist Stan Swamy requested the Bombay High Court

Bhima Koregaon case: Stan Swamy has the right to clear his reputation, Jesuits tell Bombay HC #IndiaNEWS
The counsel and family of tribal rights activist Stan Swamy requested the Bombay High Court on Thursday to clear his reputation, which was tarnished due to his arrest in the Bhima Koregaon case, Live Law reported. Swamy died in custody on July 5.The 84-year-old, who suffered from Parkinson’s disease and contracted the coronavirus infection in prison, was arrested under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act on October 8. He was an undertrial at the Taloja Jail in Mumbai for eight months.“Article 21 of the Constitution, which assures right to dignity, applies to deceased persons,??? said advocate Mihir Desai, representing Jamshedpur Jesuit Province, a society of Roman Catholic priests. “Just as the appellant [Swamy] would have had a right to clear his name if he were alive, similarly those closest to him would have a similar right to clear his name.???Swamy’s lawyer told the High Court that the National Investigation Agency Court had rejected the activist’s substantive bail in October under the assumption that the accusations against Swamy were true. The lawyer urged the High Court to set the findings aside and said that though no reliable evidence was found in the case, there was stigma attached to Swamy’s name.In October, the NIA had opposed Swamy’s bail, claiming that he was trying to take “undue benefit??? of...Read more

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