Don't contact co-accused: Bail conditions for Varavara

MUMBAI: A special court here has directed poet-activist P Varavara Rao, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case who was recently granted bail on medical ground by the Supreme Court, to reside in Mumbai and not to leave the city without its permission.
It also restricted Rao from having a "gathering of visitors" at his residence in Mumbai, and asked him not to indulge in any "criminal activities, similar to the case against him or otherwise" and not to contact any co-accused in the case or any other person involved in similar activities.
The SC had granted bail to Rao on August 10.
His bail conditions were set by the special court hearing cases related to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) recently, details of which were made available on Saturday. Rao shall furnish the detailed address of his residence in greater Mumbai and his contact number, along with the numbers of his three close relatives and persons residing with him, the court said.
It directed the accused not to make any statement to media - be it print, electronic and social - regarding to the case. The court has asked the accused to furnish a fresh bond of Rs 50,000 with two solvent sureties in the like amount.