Navneet Rana & Ravi Rana to not be re-arrested; court issues notice on Govt's plea
Maha govt filed an application urging the court to issue an NBW so that the Rana couple can be taken into custody; the bail stands cancelled as they spoke about the case in which they were arrested.
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Mumbai, May 9: In a partial relief for Independent MP Navneet Rana and her MLA husband Ravi Rana, the Mumbai Sessions Court did not immediately issue a non-bailable warrant (NBW) against them on Monday. However, the court issued a notice seeking their reply on why an NBW shouldn't be issued against them for allegedly violating the bail conditions by May 18.
This is in response to a plea filed by the Mumbai Police. The Maharashtra govt filed an application urging the court to issue an NBW so that the Rana couple can be taken into custody. The bail stands cancelled as they spoke to the media about the case in which they were arrested.
Though Navneet Rana and Ravi Rana called off their plan to chant Hanuman Chalisa in front of Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray's 'Matoshree' residence, they were taken into custody by the Mumbai Police on April 23.
In the first FIR, they were booked under Sections 34, 153A (Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc., and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony) of the IPC and Sections 37(1) and 135 of the Bombay Police Act.
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On April 24, Mumbai Police filed a case against them under Section 153 of the IPC. On the same day, they were sent to judicial custody till May 6. While they were granted bail on May 4, they were released from jail a day later.