India, Sept. 17 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted a six-week interim bail to Elgar Parishad-Bhima Koregaon case accused Mahesh Raut on medical grounds. Raut is accused of transferring funds to the outlawed Communist Party of India (Maoist).

A bench of justices MM Sundresh and SC Sharma passed the order on an application moved by Raut, who sought interim bail to undergo treatment for rheumatoid arthritis. The plea also challenged his incarceration despite being granted bail by Bombay high court in 2023.

Opposing the bail application, the National Investigation Agency (NIA), represented by advocate Zoheb Hossain, said: "The court may consider his serious role. He was transferring funds to the Maoists."

The bench, however, observed:...