In January, this year, the Supreme Court’s bench had issued notice to the accused, Nayak and others, and sought their detailed responses, after hearing an appeal filed by Kavita.The deceased journalist, Gauri, 55, who was allegedly shot dead outside her house in Bengaluru on September 05, 2017, was the editor of Kannada tabloid, Lankesh Patrika.The Karnataka HC in its order in December last year, granted the relief of bail to Nayak, citing the delay in the trial. It also pointed out that the charges under the Karnataka Control of Organised Crime Act (KCOCA) invoked against him did not attract a life sentence or a death sentence, forcing it to grant bail to Nayak.It is to be noted that the Special Investigation Team (SIT) is probing the case. Nayak is the 11th accused in the case, and there are a total of 17 accused being arrested by the police in the case.
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