Mumbai, Oct 14 (PTI) The Bombay High Court on Tuesday granted bail to three persons, including prime accused Virendrasinh Tawade, arrested in connection with the killing of rationalist and author Govind Pansare in 2015.

Besides Tawade, Justice S G Dige of the HC's Kolhapur bench also granted bail to two other accused -- Sharad Kalaskar and Amol Kale.

While Tawade and Kale will walk out of prison, Kalaskar will continue to remain in jail as he had been convicted in the 2013 case of rationalist Narendra Dabholkar's murder. His appeal against conviction is pending before the HC.

Justice Dige on Tuesday said he was granting bail to the three accused, and would pass a detailed order later.

"The applications (filed by the accused for bail) are allowed. I will pass a detailed order later," he

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