New Delhi: Supreme Court, on Friday, granted bail to Bhima Koregaon case accused Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira. The apex court granted bail to activists Vernon Gonsalves, and Arun Ferreira in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case.
Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira have been lodged in jail since August 2018. In its verdict, the Supreme Court said that there is a case for bail given that almost five years have lapsed since the two were taken into custody.
“(The bench) grants bail to Gonsalves and Ferreira while considering that almost 5 years lapsed since they were taken into custody. There is a case for bail,” the Supreme Court said in its judgment.
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