Q. Can I bring a Sefer Torah to an outside back yard minyan on Simchas Torah to be used for hakofes only, if they will not read from it at all?
A. Mishna Berura (669: 9) quotes Ledovid Emes, that if they are only a few Sifrei Torah in a shul, one may bring one temporarily for the hakofes of Simchas Torah. Although, normally one may not remove a Sefer Torah from its permanent location for only a provisional use, during Simchas Torah, for the honor of the Torah it is permitted.
Horav Shlomo Miller’s Shlit’a opinion is similar.
Rabbi A. Bartfeld as advised by Horav Shlomo Miller and Horav Aharon Miller Shlit’a