The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the National Investigation Agency’s appeal challenging the Bombay High Court order granting default bail to lawyer-activist Sudha Bharadwaj in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case. This will pave the way for her release.

“We see no reason to interfere with the high court order. Dismissed,” said a bench of Justices U U lalit, S Ravindra Bhat and Bela M Trivedi, refusing to consider the submissions raised by the NIA which had moved the apex court against the December 1 order. Bharadwaj was arrested in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case in August 2018 under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.