Updated On: 22 June, 2021 05:47 PM IST | Mumbai | PTI
Bharadwaj had sought default bail, contending the trial judge was not authorised to take cognisance of the 2019 charge sheet filed against her, as the judge was at that time not designated as special judge under the NIA Act to hear matters pertaining to the UAPA

Bombay High Court. File Pic
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday directed the National Investigation Agency to file its affidavit by July 3 in response to the bail petition of activist Sudha Bharadwaj, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case.
Bharadwaj was arrested on August 28, 2018 and has been in jail since then.