Mumbai, Nov 20 (PTI) A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court has granted interim bail to Sagar Gorkhe, an accused in the Elgar-Parishad Maoist link case, to appear for his law degree exams.

Gorkhe, a member of the Kabir Kala Manch, an alleged frontal organisation of the banned outfit CPI (Maoist), was arrested in September 2020. He is currently lodged at Taloja jail in neighbouring Navi Mumbai.

Special judge Chakor Bhaviskar on Wednesday granted him temporary bail from November 20 to December 16 to appear for his law exams. Show Full Article

The NIA, represented by special public prosecutor Prakash Shetty, had opposed Gorkhe’s plea on various grounds, including that the offences against him were serious, interim bail is for a very long period, and he may pose a risk of absco

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