Suspended DU professor asked to appear in court on Oct 27
Nagpur, Oct 9 (PTI) Suspended Delhi University professor G N Saibaba
and five others accused of having Maoist links have been directed by a
sessions court in Gadchiroli to appear before it for recording of
evidence in connection with the case on October 27. Saibaba along with
Naresh Tirki, Pandu Narote, Hem Mishra, Prashant Sanglikar and Vijay
Tirki were arrested by Gadchiroli police and later released on bail. The
case was fixed for recording of evidence yesterday but Saibaba failed
to appear before Gadchiroli Sessions Judge Suryakant Shinde while the
other accused were present in the court. Moving an application for
adjournment, Special Public Prosecutor P Sathianathan contended that
prosecution does not wish to record evidence unless all accused persons
are present before the court.
He said serious prejudice would be caused to the prosecution if any
of the accused was absent during recording of evidence. Sathianathan
pointed out it was necessary that evidence should be recorded in the
presence of all accused persons, as per section 273 of the CrPC. After
hearing arguments of the defence and prosecution, the sessions court
adjourned the matter and directed Saibaba and five others accused to
remain present at 11 AM on October 27. Saibaba was arrested in May last
year by Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli police on charges of allegedly being a
member of the banned CPI (Maoist), providing logistics and helping in
recruitment for the group. On June 30 this year, he was granted
temporary bail for three months by the Bombay High Court considering his
deteriorating health condition.
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