While rights activist Gautam Navlakha was denied default bail by the Court, the bench allowed courts to order house arrests as another form of detention under Section 167 of the CrPC.
The Supreme Court has observed that under section 167 Criminal Procedure Code in appropriate cases it will be open to courts to order “house arrest” while dismissing the statutory bail plea filed by social activist Gautam Navlakha in Bhima Koregaon Case.