Bombay High court granted bail for 6 Month to P varavara Rao an accused Bhima Koregaon Case on the Medical Grounds Admin Tue, Feb 23, 2021, at ,03:28 PM The Bombay High Court granted bail for six months to P Varavara Rao, an accused in the Bhima Koregaon case who had sought bail on medical grounds citing his deteriorating health. Rao has been at the private hospital in Mumbai since November 2020 when he was shifted after his health deteriorated in Taloja jail where he was lodged as an undertrial. A division bench of Justices SS Shinde and Manish Pitale said that after 6 months he should either surrender or apply for an extension. The bench imposed a condition that octogenarian Rao should not make any public statements related to the proceeding and should not establish a connection with co-accused. The 81-year-old Rao was arrested in 2018 in connection to the Bhima Koregaon case registered in Pune and has been in jail since. Last year, Rao contracted coronavirus and was admitted to JJ Hospital in Mumbai. He has been granted bail on certain conditions, including that he has to remain in Mumbai and should be available for investigation. He is not allowed to talk to witnesses or interfere in the investigation process.