August 10, 2022
Supreme Court grants Dr. Varavara Rao bail on medical grounds. Deletes requirement for surrender set by Bombay High Court.
August 2022
NIA opposes permanent bail plea by Dr. Varavara Rao claiming he poses threat to national security.
July 2022
Dr. Varavara Rao moves Supreme Court demanding permanent bail on medical grounds, instead of just temporary bail granted by Bombay High Court.
April 13, 2022
Bombay High Court grants Dr. Varavara Rao temporary bail on medical grounds for three months. Directs him to surrender after end of bail period.
February 24
The Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court grants temporary bail to 82-year-old Telugu poet Dr. Varavara Rao for 4 weeks in connection with the Surajgadh arson case. This bail order follows the Principal bench's order granting him bail on medical grounds in the Bhima Koregaon case.
February 23, 2021
The Bombay High Court grants bail to Dr. Varavara Rao on medical grounds for a period of six months, owing to his deteriorating health in the past one year and while also taking into consideration his advanced age. This is in connection with the Bhima Koregaon case.
Feb 1, 2021
The Bombay High Court reserved its order on Dr. Varavara Rao’s bail matter and directed that in the interim, he will remain admitted in Nanavati Hospital till the pronouncement of the judgment.
Jan 19, 2021
Medical bail sought, so that Varavara Rao can recover adequately to be fit to stand trial. Senior Advocate Anand Grover informs Bombay High Court of Dr. Rao's ailments: kidney failure, heart ailments, blood pressure, unrinary tract infection, and a neurological condition.
January 13, 2021
The Bombay High Court says it will hear Dr. Varavara Rao’s bail plea
January 7, 2021
The Bombay High Court extends Dr. Rao’s stay at Nanavati Hospital and adjourns his bail plea hearing to January 13, 2021.
November 18, 2020
Bombay High Court directs the State to immediately shift Dr. Rao to Nanavati Hospital for a 15 day thorough treatment, noting that the man is “almost on his death bed”.
November 12, 2020
Dr. Varavara Rao’s wife Pendyala Hemlatha files a second plea, this time before the Bombay High Court seeking the immediate release of Dr. Rao citing medical grounds and government failure to provide adequate medical treatment. The court orders a medical exam but denies the 80 year old bail.
October 30, 2020
The Supreme Court asks Bombay Court to expeditiously hear the bail plea.
October 15, 2020
Varavara Rao’s wife files bail plea in the Supreme Court.
August 28, 2020
Rao is sent back to jail after recovering from Covid-19.
August 28, 2018
Police raid Dr. Rao’s house and arrest him in connection with the Bhima-Koregaon case and allegedly plotting to assassinate Narendra Modi.