Mumbai, Dec 04: The Bombay High Court, on Thursday, granted bail to former Delhi University professor Hany Babu, who was arrested in 2020 in connection with the Elgar Parishad–Maoist links case.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA), which probed the case, requested a stay on the order to allow them time to file an appeal before the Supreme Court.

However, the bench of Justices Ajey Gadkari and R.R. Bhonsale denied the request, citing the fact that Babu has been incarcerated for an extended period of over five years and seven months. Babu is scheduled to be released upon depositing a bail bond of Rs 1 lakh along with necessary sureties.

Arrest & Allegations

Babu was initially arrested on July 28, 2020. The charges against him include being a member of the banned Communist Party of I

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