Ban on political activities as bail condition violates fundamental rights: Supreme Court
The petitioner, Odisha BJP leader and former Berhampur mayor Siba Shankar Das, was earlier in the BJD and has a slew of criminal cases against him after he jumped ship.
Ordering a politician to refrain from taking part in political activities as a condition for grant of bail would be violative of fundamental rights, the Supreme Court recently held [Siba Shankar Das vs State of Odisha and anr].