On Thursday, October 24, the Bombay High Court said that the "right to contest" was not a fundamental right and that the person could contest the ensuing Maharashtra polls from the jail itself. The court observed while denying interim bail to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Digambar Agawane for contesting the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections 2024. The high court bench of Justice Manish Pitale refused to accept the contention of Agawane that the recent ruling of the Supreme Court in Arvind Kejriwal's case would squarely apply to his case, as he, too, seeks interim bail to contest the upcoming elections just like Kejriwal had sought interim bail for campaigning in the then held Lok Sabha Elections. "I am not inclined on merits. If you want to contest you can fill in the nominations (through jail). No antecedents, no threat to society, probe is complete - these were the considerations of the Supreme Court. But in your cases these will not apply. Of course you aren't a Chief Minister nor the Chairperson of a national party," Justice Pitale said. Chhota Rajan Gets Bail in Jaya Shetty Murder Case: Bombay High Court Suspends Gangster’s Life Sentence, Grants Him Bail in Hotelier’s Killing.

HC Denies Interim Bail to BJP Leader Digambar Agawane

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