mumbai the bombay high court on tuesday sought a report from the private superspeciality nanavati hospital with a medical and health update on incarcerated activist p v varavara rao aged about 80 years charged for being an alleged maoist in the elgar parishad case and directed the national investigation agency nia to submit an affidavit to place on record a judgment it is relying on and additional facts if any to oppose a plea for interim bail on medical grounds made by his coaccused sudha bhardwaja bench of justices rd dhanuka and vg bisht directed that the report be produced within three days of its order and after hearing his counsel sudeep pasbola and r satyanarayan it said that it would then decide on his familys plea that it be shared with themthe bench in its order said at this stage the concern of the petitioner is two fold i that the family members of the petitioner are not allowed to meet the petitioner who is at present admitted in nanavati super specialty hospital vile parle mumbai and ii that the present status of the health of the petitioner is not disclosed to the family memberssingh said he had no objection if family is allowed to visit rao at the hospital subject to norms and protocolthe hc said in view of the statement made by the learned additional solicitor general family members of the petitioner are permitted to visit the petitioner who is admitted in nanavati super specialty hospital however subject to hospital protocol and in accordance with the government norms in respect of the covidthe hc directed nanavati hospital to submit a report showing the present status of health of the petitioner and the nature of the treatment being giventhe hc also said that raos request for bail will be considered after perusing the report it receives from the hospital and after hearing all counsels on the issuethe bench was also hearing two other matters filed by coaccused in the same case like rao coaccused bhardwaj 58 had also applied for interim bail on medical grounds that she is a diabetic and has ischemic heart disease the nia represented by additional solicitor general anil singh opposed her plea saying it was serious case against her under the unlawful activities prevention act and said her conditions were chronic and the jail authorities were and would continue to give her best possible treatment and transfer her to a hospital if it is necessary he cited an order passed earlier by the hc which recorded how jail officials should abide by icmr guidelines her lawyer ragini ahuja argued that given her age and comorbidities bhardwaj is at risk of infection but singh shot back saying now a days anyone is likely to get infect if even at home or in officehe said the high power committee had also while recommending decongestion measures excluded certain serious offences like uapameanwhile two coaccused vernon gonsalves and anand teltumbde through their counsel mihir desai sought orders