Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Thursday granted bail to former Delhi University associate professor Hany Babu, citing his prolonged incarceration of more than five years without trial. The court rejected the National Investigation Agency’s (NIA) request to stay the order, noting both the delay and the unlikelihood of the trial concluding soon.

A division bench of Justices A S Gadkari and R R Bhonsale said Babu should be released on a personal bond of Rs one lakh, with sureties of the same amount. The bench noted that charges have not been framed and that a discharge application remains pending before the trial court.

Babu’s counsel Yug Mohit Chaudhary argued that the long delay justified bail, pointing out that eight co-accused had already secured bail from the Supreme Court or the Hig

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