The Bombay High Court, which dismissed Elgar Parishad case accused Varavara Rao's plea for permanent medical bail on April 14, said the 83-year-old's clinical summary showed he did not need continued medical care.

Since such a summary went against Rao's interest, it was only natural for him to "find ways and means to wriggle out of the medical report," and "dispute its findings," the HC said. It was not the court's job to analyse the advice of medical experts, the HC said while rejecting Rao's pleas for extension of medical bail, modification of bail conditions, and for permanent bail. A bench of Justices SB Shukre and GA Sanap had dismissed Rao's pleas on April 14, but a detailed order was made available on Friday. In making the above comments, the HC bench was referring to contentions made in Rao's pleas, and to the arguments made in court by his counsel Anand Grover. Grover had argued the clinical summary dated December 15, 2021, was based on Rao's medical examination at the private Nanavati hospital in the city.