India, Sept. 19 -- The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a petition filed by Bhima Koregaon violence accused P Varavara Rao seeking modification of his bail order which prohibits him from leaving the jurisdiction of the trial court in Mumbai. The court, however, permitted him to withdraw the plea.

A bench of justices JK Maheshwari and Vijay Bishnoi said that he can manage to get treatment in Mumbai finding no ground to entertain his application seeking permission to shift to Hyderabad.

"The state will take care of your health. We are not interested in entertaining the application. You may otherwise go to the same court," the bench said.

Rao, 85, had sought modification of the bail order of August 10, 2022 granted by the top ...